How To Install ngircd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngircd on Debian 9.
What is ngircd
ngircd is:
This package provides ngIRCd, a lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks. It is simple to configure, can cope with dynamic IP addresses, and supports IPv6 as well as SSL. It is written from scratch, not based on the original IRCd and quite portable.
There are three methods to install ngircd 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 ngircd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ngircd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ngircd
Install ngircd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ngircd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ngircd
Install ngircd 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 ngircd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ngircd
How To Uninstall ngircd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ngircd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ngircd
Uninstall ngircd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ngircd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ngircd
Remove ngircd Configurations and Data
To remove ngircd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ngircd
Remove ngircd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ngircd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ngircd
Dependencies
ngircd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ngircd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.