How To Install irssi on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi in AlmaLinux 8. irssi is Modular text mode IRC client with Perl scripting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on AlmaLinux 8.

What is irssi

Irssi is a modular IRC client with Perl scripting. Only text-mode frontend is currently supported. The GTK/GNOME frontend is no longer being maintained.

We can use yum or dnf to install irssi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install irssi.

Install irssi on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install irssi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install irssi

Install irssi on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install irssi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install irssi

How To Uninstall irssi on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the irssi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove irssi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.