How To Install pidgin-extprefs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-extprefs on Kali Linux.

What is pidgin-extprefs

pidgin-extprefs is:

The Pidgin Extended Preferences Plugin adds additional preferences that have been commonly called for in the past from Pidgin that are either already implemented and hidden, or trivial to implement via a plugin.

There are three methods to install pidgin-extprefs 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 pidgin-extprefs 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-extprefs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-extprefs

Install pidgin-extprefs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pidgin-extprefs

Install pidgin-extprefs 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 pidgin-extprefs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-extprefs

How To Uninstall pidgin-extprefs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pidgin-extprefs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-extprefs

Uninstall pidgin-extprefs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-extprefs

Remove pidgin-extprefs Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-extprefs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-extprefs

Remove pidgin-extprefs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-extprefs

Dependencies

pidgin-extprefs have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• pidgin
• pidgin

References

• pidgin-extprefs website

Summary

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