How To Install irssi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on Kali Linux. irssi is terminal based IRC client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 irssi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install irssi

How To Uninstall irssi on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove irssi

Remove irssi Configurations and Data

To remove irssi configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.