How To Install scrollz on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrollz on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrollz
Remove scrollz Configurations and Data
To remove scrollz configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrollz package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
