How To Install kvirc-modules on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc-modules on Debian 9.
What is kvirc-modules
kvirc-modules 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.
This package contains all modules for KVIrc.
There are three methods to install kvirc-modules on Debian 9. 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-modules 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-modules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kvirc-modules
Install kvirc-modules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kvirc-modules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kvirc-modules
Install kvirc-modules 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-modules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kvirc-modules
How To Uninstall kvirc-modules on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kvirc-modules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kvirc-modules
Uninstall kvirc-modules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kvirc-modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kvirc-modules
Remove kvirc-modules Configurations and Data
To remove kvirc-modules configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kvirc-modules
Remove kvirc-modules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kvirc-modules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kvirc-modules
Dependencies
kvirc-modules have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kvirc-modules package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.