How To Install psi-plus-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-common on Debian 12.
What is psi-plus-common
psi-plus-common is:
This package contains common files for Psi+.
Psi IM is a capable XMPP client aimed at experienced users. There are keybindings for just about everything, Unicode is supported throughout, contacts are cached offline. Security is also a major consideration, and Psi IM provides it for both client-to-server (TLS) and client-to-client (GnuPG, OTR, OMEMO).
Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM. Project purposes are: implementation of new features, writing of patches and plugins for transferring them to Psi IM.
List of supported XEPs you may found at: https://github.com/psi-im/psi/wiki/Supported-XEPs
Full list of Psi+ features you may found at: https://psi-plus.com/wiki/en:features
There are three methods to install psi-plus-common 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-plus-common 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-plus-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psi-plus-common
Install psi-plus-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psi-plus-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psi-plus-common
Install psi-plus-common 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-plus-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus-common
How To Uninstall psi-plus-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the psi-plus-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psi-plus-common
Uninstall psi-plus-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psi-plus-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi-plus-common
Remove psi-plus-common Configurations and Data
To remove psi-plus-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psi-plus-common
Remove psi-plus-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psi-plus-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi-plus-common
Dependencies
psi-plus-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
