How To Install ircd-irc2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-irc2 on Kali Linux. ircd-irc2 is The original IRC server daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-irc2 on Kali Linux.

What is ircd-irc2

ircd-irc2 is:

This is the original Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon, allowing interactive character based communication between people connected to this server with IRC clients.

This version of ircd is mostly used on the IRCNet irc network.

There are three methods to install ircd-irc2 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-irc2 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-irc2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ircd-irc2

Install ircd-irc2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ircd-irc2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ircd-irc2

Install ircd-irc2 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-irc2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ircd-irc2

How To Uninstall ircd-irc2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ircd-irc2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ircd-irc2

Uninstall ircd-irc2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ircd-irc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ircd-irc2

Remove ircd-irc2 Configurations and Data

To remove ircd-irc2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ircd-irc2

Remove ircd-irc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ircd-irc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ircd-irc2

Dependencies

ircd-irc2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ircd-irc2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.