How To Install psi on Debian 10

Learn how to install psi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. psi is Jabber client using Qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi on Debian 10.

What is psi

psi is:

Psi is a free instant messaging application designed for the Jabber (XMPP) IM network (including Google Talk). It has full Unicode support, and supports many important XMPP features like file transfer, group chat, encryption etc.

There are three methods to install psi on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install psi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install psi

Install psi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install psi

Install psi 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 psi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install psi

How To Uninstall psi on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove psi

Uninstall psi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall psi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi

Remove psi Configurations and Data

To remove psi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge psi

Remove psi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi

Dependencies

psi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.