How To Install pidgin-nateon on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pidgin-nateon

pidgin-nateon is:

This is a plugin for Pidgin which provides connections to NateOn instant messaging service by SK Communications, Inc. (http://nateon.nate.com)

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

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-nateon

Install pidgin-nateon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pidgin-nateon

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

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-nateon

How To Uninstall pidgin-nateon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-nateon

Uninstall pidgin-nateon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-nateon

Remove pidgin-nateon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-nateon

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

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

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

Dependencies

pidgin-nateon have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libpurple0
• pidgin
• pidgin

References

• pidgin-nateon website

Summary

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