How To Install localslackirc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install localslackirc on Kali Linux.

What is localslackirc

localslackirc is:

This project is a replacement for slack’s IRC gateway that they dropped.

One instance of localslackirc connects to one slack account and one IRC client, passing the messages between the two.

There are three methods to install localslackirc 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 localslackirc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install localslackirc

Install localslackirc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install localslackirc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install localslackirc

Install localslackirc 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 localslackirc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install localslackirc

How To Uninstall localslackirc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the localslackirc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove localslackirc

Uninstall localslackirc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove localslackirc

Remove localslackirc Configurations and Data

To remove localslackirc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge localslackirc

Remove localslackirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge localslackirc

Dependencies

localslackirc have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• localslackirc website

Summary

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