How To Install weechat-headless on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-headless on Kali Linux. weechat-headless is Fast, light and extensible chat client - headless client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-headless on Kali Linux.

What is weechat-headless

weechat-headless is:

WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light chat client for many operating systems. Everything can be done with a keyboard. It is customizable and extensible with plugins/scripts, and includes:

  • support of IRC protocol (native)
  • support of XMPP/Jabber protocol (with additional script)
  • nicklist
  • smart hotlist
  • horizontal and vertical split
  • double charset support (decode/encode)
  • FIFO pipe for remote control
  • 256 colors support
  • incremental text search
  • dynamic filtering of buffer content
  • Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Scheme and PHP scripting
  • script manager
  • spell checking
  • highly customizable and extensible
  • and much more!

This package provides the headless client.

There are three methods to install weechat-headless 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 weechat-headless Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install weechat-headless

Install weechat-headless Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install weechat-headless

Install weechat-headless 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 weechat-headless using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weechat-headless

How To Uninstall weechat-headless on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the weechat-headless package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove weechat-headless

Uninstall weechat-headless And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weechat-headless

Remove weechat-headless Configurations and Data

To remove weechat-headless configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge weechat-headless

Remove weechat-headless configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weechat-headless

Dependencies

weechat-headless have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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