How To Install kvirc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc on Debian 11.
What is kvirc
kvirc is:
A highly configurable graphical IRC client with an MDI interface, built-in scripting language, support for IRC DCC, drag & drop file browsing, and much more. KVIrc uses the KDE widget set, can be extended using its own scripting language, integrates with KDE, and supports custom plugins.
If you’re looking for a simple and plain IRC client, KVIrc is probably the wrong choice as it is rather big. But if you want a highly customizable client you won’t regret the installation.
There are three methods to install kvirc 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 kvirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kvirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kvirc
Install kvirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kvirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kvirc
Install kvirc 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 kvirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kvirc
How To Uninstall kvirc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the kvirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kvirc
Uninstall kvirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kvirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kvirc
Remove kvirc Configurations and Data
To remove kvirc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kvirc
Remove kvirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kvirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kvirc
Dependencies
kvirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.