How To Install irssi-plugin-xmpp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-plugin-xmpp on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-plugin-xmpp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
