How To Install weechat-matrix on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-matrix on Kali Linux. weechat-matrix is matrix plugin for weechat

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-matrix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weechat-matrix

How To Uninstall weechat-matrix on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

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