How To Install robustirc-bridge on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install robustirc-bridge on Kali Linux.
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 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 robustirc-bridge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install robustirc-bridge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install robustirc-bridgeInstall robustirc-bridge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install robustirc-bridge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install robustirc-bridgeInstall robustirc-bridge 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install robustirc-bridge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install robustirc-bridgeHow To Uninstall robustirc-bridge on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the robustirc-bridge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove robustirc-bridgeUninstall robustirc-bridge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall robustirc-bridge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove robustirc-bridgeRemove robustirc-bridge Configurations and Data
To remove robustirc-bridge configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge robustirc-bridgeRemove 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-bridgeDependencies
robustirc-bridge have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install robustirc-bridge package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
