How To Install robustirc-bridge on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install robustirc-bridge on Debian 12.
What is robustirc-bridge
robustirc-bridge is:
The RobustIRC bridge allows you to connect to a RobustIRC network using your regular IRC client (such as irssi, WeeChat, XChat, etc).
It can be used as a SOCKS proxy for IRC clients which support SOCKS proxies, or it can be run for a specific RobustIRC network, in which case it will listen on a port (localhost:6667 by default) and talk IRC.
There are three methods to install robustirc-bridge 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 robustirc-bridge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install robustirc-bridge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install robustirc-bridge
Install robustirc-bridge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install robustirc-bridge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install robustirc-bridge
Install robustirc-bridge 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 robustirc-bridge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install robustirc-bridge
How To Uninstall robustirc-bridge on Debian 12
To uninstall only the robustirc-bridge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove robustirc-bridge
Uninstall robustirc-bridge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall robustirc-bridge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove robustirc-bridge
Remove robustirc-bridge Configurations and Data
To remove robustirc-bridge configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge robustirc-bridge
Remove robustirc-bridge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove robustirc-bridge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge robustirc-bridge
Dependencies
robustirc-bridge have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install robustirc-bridge package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
