How To Install pidgin-bot-sentry on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-bot-sentry on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pidgin-bot-sentry
pidgin-bot-sentry is:
Bot Sentry is a Pidgin (libpurple) plugin to prevent Instant Message (IM) spam. It allows you to ignore IMs unless the sender is in your Buddy List, the sender is in your Allow List, or the sender correctly answers a question you have predefined.
There are three methods to install pidgin-bot-sentry on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pidgin-bot-sentry Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-bot-sentry using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-bot-sentry
Install pidgin-bot-sentry Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-bot-sentry using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-bot-sentry
Install pidgin-bot-sentry 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-bot-sentry using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-bot-sentry
How To Uninstall pidgin-bot-sentry on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pidgin-bot-sentry package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-bot-sentry
Uninstall pidgin-bot-sentry And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-bot-sentry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-bot-sentry
Remove pidgin-bot-sentry Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-bot-sentry configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-bot-sentry
Remove pidgin-bot-sentry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-bot-sentry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-bot-sentry
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-bot-sentry package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
