How To Install psi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi on Debian 12.
What is psi
psi is:
Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP client designed for experienced users. User interface of program is very flexible in customization. For example, there are “multi windows” and “all in one” modes, support of different iconsets and themes. Psi supports file sharing and audio/video calls. Security is also a major consideration, and Psi provides it for both client-to-server (TLS) and client-to-client (OpenPGP, OTR, OMEMO) via appropriate plugins.
Psi+ is a development branch of Psi with rolling release development model. Users who wants to receive new features and bug fixes very quickly may use Psi+ on daily basis. Users who do not care about new trends and prefer constancy may choose Psi as it uses classical development model and its releases are quite rare.
List of supported XEPs you may found at: https://github.com/psi-im/psi/wiki/Supported-XEPs
There are three methods to install psi 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 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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:
- libqca-qt5-2-plugins
- libqt5sql5-sqlite
- libsasl2-modules
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libhunspell-1.7-0
- libidn12
- libminizip1
- libqca-qt5-2
- libqt5concurrent5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5svg5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxcb1
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
