How To Install libirclib-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirclib-java on Debian 9.

What is libirclib-java

libirclib-java is:

IRClib is a free Java implementation of the IRC protocol. This thin library is RFC1459 and RFC2812 compliant.

There are three methods to install libirclib-java 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 libirclib-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libirclib-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libirclib-java

Install libirclib-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libirclib-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libirclib-java

Install libirclib-java 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 libirclib-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libirclib-java

How To Uninstall libirclib-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libirclib-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libirclib-java

Uninstall libirclib-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libirclib-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libirclib-java

Remove libirclib-java Configurations and Data

To remove libirclib-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libirclib-java

Remove libirclib-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libirclib-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libirclib-java

Dependencies

libirclib-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libirclib-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libirclib-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.