How To Install irssi-plugin-xmpp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-plugin-xmpp on Kali Linux. irssi-plugin-xmpp is XMPP plugin for irssi

Introduction

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

What is irssi-plugin-xmpp

irssi-plugin-xmpp is:

An irssi plugin to connect to the Jabber network, using the XMPP protocol.

Its main features are:

  • Sending and receiving messages in irssi’s query windows
  • A roster with contact & resource tracking (contact list)
  • Contact management (add, remove, manage subscriptions)
  • Tab completion of commands, JIDs and resources
  • Support for multiple accounts
  • Unicode support (UTF-8)
  • SSL support

There are three methods to install irssi-plugin-xmpp 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-plugin-xmpp 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-plugin-xmpp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install irssi-plugin-xmpp

Install irssi-plugin-xmpp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install irssi-plugin-xmpp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install irssi-plugin-xmpp

Install irssi-plugin-xmpp 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-plugin-xmpp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install irssi-plugin-xmpp

How To Uninstall irssi-plugin-xmpp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove irssi-plugin-xmpp

Uninstall irssi-plugin-xmpp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove irssi-plugin-xmpp

Remove irssi-plugin-xmpp Configurations and Data

To remove irssi-plugin-xmpp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge irssi-plugin-xmpp

Remove irssi-plugin-xmpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove irssi-plugin-xmpp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge irssi-plugin-xmpp

Dependencies

irssi-plugin-xmpp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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