How To Install weechat-matrix on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-matrix on Debian 12.
What is weechat-matrix
weechat-matrix is:
A Python plugin for Weechat that allows weechat to communicate over the Matrix protocol. Currently supports large parts of the Matrix protocol, but end-to-end encryption is still experimental.
Weechat is a fast and light chat client for many operating systems. Everything can be done with a keyboard
There are three methods to install weechat-matrix on Debian 12. 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-matrix 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-matrix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install weechat-matrix
Install weechat-matrix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install weechat-matrix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install weechat-matrix
Install weechat-matrix 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 weechat-matrix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install weechat-matrix
How To Uninstall weechat-matrix on Debian 12
To uninstall only the weechat-matrix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove weechat-matrix
Uninstall weechat-matrix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall weechat-matrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove weechat-matrix
Remove weechat-matrix Configurations and Data
To remove weechat-matrix configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge weechat-matrix
Remove weechat-matrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove weechat-matrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weechat-matrix
Dependencies
weechat-matrix have the following dependencies:
- python3-openssl
- python3-webcolors
- python3-future
- python3-atomicwrites
- python3-logbook
- python3-pygments
- python3-matrix-nio
- python3-aiohttp
- python3-magic
- python3-requests
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-matrix package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
