How To Install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 12.
What is pidgin-privacy-please
pidgin-privacy-please is:
pidgin privacy please is a pidgin plugin to stop spammers from annoying you. You can block messages from certain users, block messages from people who are not on your contact list and suppress repeated authorization requests. Optionally, senders of blocked messages can be notified with an auto-reply.
There are three methods to install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 12. 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-privacy-please 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-privacy-please using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-privacy-please
Install pidgin-privacy-please Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-privacy-please using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-privacy-please
Install pidgin-privacy-please 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 pidgin-privacy-please using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-privacy-please
How To Uninstall pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pidgin-privacy-please package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-privacy-please
Uninstall pidgin-privacy-please And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-privacy-please and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-privacy-please
Remove pidgin-privacy-please Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-privacy-please configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-privacy-please
Remove pidgin-privacy-please configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-privacy-please configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-privacy-please
Dependencies
pidgin-privacy-please have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-privacy-please package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
