How To Install rss2irc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rss2irc on Debian 10.
What is rss2irc
rss2irc is:
This bot polls a single RSS or Atom feed and announces updates to an IRC channel, with options for customizing output and behavior. It aims to be a simple, dependable bot that does its job and creates no problems.
There are three methods to install rss2irc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rss2irc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rss2irc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rss2irc
Install rss2irc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rss2irc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rss2irc
Install rss2irc 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 rss2irc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rss2irc
How To Uninstall rss2irc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the rss2irc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rss2irc
Uninstall rss2irc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rss2irc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rss2irc
Remove rss2irc Configurations and Data
To remove rss2irc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rss2irc
Remove rss2irc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rss2irc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rss2irc
Dependencies
rss2irc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rss2irc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.