How To Install poezio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install poezio on Kali Linux. poezio is Console-based XMPP client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install poezio on Kali Linux.

What is poezio

poezio is:

Poezio is a free console XMPP client (the protocol on which the Jabber IM network is built).

Its goal is to let you connect very easily (no account creation needed) to the network and join various chatrooms, immediately. It tries to look like the most famous IRC clients (weechat, irssi, etc). Many commands are identical and you won’t be lost if you already know these clients. Configuration can be made in a configuration file or directly from the client.

There are three methods to install poezio 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 poezio Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install poezio

Install poezio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install poezio using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install poezio

Install poezio 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 poezio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install poezio

How To Uninstall poezio on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the poezio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove poezio

Uninstall poezio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove poezio

Remove poezio Configurations and Data

To remove poezio configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge poezio

Remove poezio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poezio

Dependencies

poezio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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