How To Install psi-plus-webkit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit on Kali Linux. psi-plus-webkit is Qt-based XMPP client (WebKit version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit on Kali Linux.

What is psi-plus-webkit

psi-plus-webkit is:

This package contains WebKit version of Psi+. In comparing with basic Psi+ version it has few additional features: support of animated emoticons, support of (adium) themes in private chats and group chats, support of previewing of images and videos in private chats and group chats, etc..

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-webkit on Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.