How To Install pyaimt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyaimt on Debian 9. pyaimt is AIM transport for Jabber

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyaimt on Debian 9.

What is pyaimt

pyaimt is:

PyAIMt provides a gateway which allows Jabber users to communicate with their contacts on the AIM Messenger network. It can connect to any Jabber server that supports the Connect component mechanism.

There are three methods to install pyaimt 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 pyaimt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyaimt

Install pyaimt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyaimt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyaimt

Install pyaimt 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 pyaimt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyaimt

How To Uninstall pyaimt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pyaimt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyaimt

Uninstall pyaimt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyaimt

Remove pyaimt Configurations and Data

To remove pyaimt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyaimt

Remove pyaimt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyaimt

Dependencies

pyaimt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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