How To Install psi-plus-webkit on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit on Debian 9. psi-plus-webkit is Qt-based XMPP/Jabber client (WebKit version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit on Debian 9.

What is psi-plus-webkit

psi-plus-webkit is:

This package contains WebKit version of Psi+.

Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP/Jabber client (Qt, C++) designed for the Jabber power users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM XMPP/Jabber client by [email protected] team.

Project Purpose: collection, refinement and writing new patches for transfer them to Psi upstream developers.

Full list of features you can found at: http://psi-plus.com/wiki/doku.php/en:features

There are three methods to install psi-plus-webkit on Debian 9. 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-webkit 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-webkit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install psi-plus-webkit

Install psi-plus-webkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install psi-plus-webkit

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

sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus-webkit

How To Uninstall psi-plus-webkit on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove psi-plus-webkit

Uninstall psi-plus-webkit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall psi-plus-webkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove psi-plus-webkit Configurations and Data

To remove psi-plus-webkit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

psi-plus-webkit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.