How To Install irssi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is irssi-dev
irssi-dev 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
This package includes the development files for the irssi client.
There are three methods to install irssi-dev 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 irssi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install irssi-devInstall irssi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install irssi-devInstall irssi-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install irssi-devHow To Uninstall irssi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the irssi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove irssi-devUninstall irssi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall irssi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove irssi-devRemove irssi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove irssi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge irssi-devRemove irssi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove irssi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge irssi-devDependencies
irssi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.