How To Install psi-plus on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus on Debian 11. psi-plus is Qt-based XMPP client (basic version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus on Debian 11.

What is psi-plus

psi-plus is:

This package contains basic version of Psi+. Use it if you prefer old fashioned plain text chats from era of IRC heyday.

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 on Debian 11. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install psi-plus

Install psi-plus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install psi-plus

Install psi-plus 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus

How To Uninstall psi-plus on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove psi-plus

Uninstall psi-plus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall psi-plus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi-plus

Remove psi-plus Configurations and Data

To remove psi-plus configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge psi-plus

Remove psi-plus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi-plus

Dependencies

psi-plus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.