How To Install torchat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install torchat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is torchat
torchat is:
TorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor’s location hidden services, providing strong anonymity while being very easy to use
Top most relevant feature TorChat claims, above from text messaging and file sending, rest on the difficulty someone would experiment trying to find out where you are communicating from
In the condition someone might be observing you and sniff your internet traffic connection, the person will find highly difficult to find out:
- Where your contacts are located
- To whom you are sending or receiving from
- What you send or receive, as everything is end-to-end encrypted
There are three methods to install torchat 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 torchat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install torchat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install torchat
Install torchat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install torchat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install torchat
Install torchat 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 torchat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install torchat
How To Uninstall torchat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the torchat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove torchat
Uninstall torchat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall torchat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove torchat
Remove torchat Configurations and Data
To remove torchat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge torchat
Remove torchat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove torchat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge torchat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install torchat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
