How To Install ircd-hybrid on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-hybrid on Debian 9.
What is ircd-hybrid
ircd-hybrid is:
ircd-hybrid is a stable, high-performance IRC server that features:
- SSL client support and server-to-server RSA encryption;
- Compressed server links;
- Channel exceptions (+e) and invitation exceptions (+I);
- New configuration file format;
- Halfops (+h) and anti-spam user mode +g;
- Dynamically loadable modules;
- Channel and nickname RESV’s (reservations).
There are three methods to install ircd-hybrid on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ircd-hybrid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ircd-hybrid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ircd-hybrid
Install ircd-hybrid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ircd-hybrid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ircd-hybrid
Install ircd-hybrid Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ircd-hybrid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ircd-hybrid
How To Uninstall ircd-hybrid on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ircd-hybrid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ircd-hybrid
Uninstall ircd-hybrid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ircd-hybrid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ircd-hybrid
Remove ircd-hybrid Configurations and Data
To remove ircd-hybrid configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ircd-hybrid
Remove ircd-hybrid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ircd-hybrid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ircd-hybrid
Dependencies
ircd-hybrid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-hybrid package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.