How To Install irssi on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on Debian 11.
What is irssi
irssi is:
Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
Features include:
- Autologging
- Formats and themes
- Configurable keybindings
- Paste detection
- Perl scripting
- Irssi-proxy
- Transparent upgrading
- Recode support
There are three methods to install irssi on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install irssi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install irssi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install irssi
Install irssi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install irssi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install irssi
Install irssi 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 irssi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install irssi
How To Uninstall irssi on Debian 11
To uninstall only the irssi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove irssi
Uninstall irssi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall irssi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove irssi
Remove irssi Configurations and Data
To remove irssi configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge irssi
Remove irssi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove irssi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge irssi
Dependencies
irssi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.