How To Install ircd-hybrid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-hybrid on Kali Linux. ircd-hybrid is high-performance secure IRC server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-hybrid on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.