How To Install scrollz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrollz on Kali Linux. scrollz is advanced ircII-based IRC client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrollz on Kali Linux.

What is scrollz

scrollz is:

ScrollZ is advanced IRC client based on ircII code. It adds features normally found in ircII scripts like Toolz, PhoEniX, GargOyle or Lice.

The main difference between these scripts and ScrollZ is the code. Where ircII scripts take a lot of disk and memory space and run slow, ScrollZ only takes a couple of extra kilobytes compared to stock ircII client yet runs faster than any ircII script. This was accomplished by using C code instead of ircII scripting language. This reduces memory and CPU usage and code tends to run way faster.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scrollz

Install scrollz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scrollz

Install scrollz 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 scrollz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scrollz

How To Uninstall scrollz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scrollz

Uninstall scrollz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scrollz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrollz

Remove scrollz Configurations and Data

To remove scrollz configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scrollz

Remove scrollz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrollz

Dependencies

scrollz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scrollz package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.