How To Install weechat-scripts on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-scripts on Kali Linux.
What is weechat-scripts
weechat-scripts is:
This is a collection of scripts to use with the WeeChat IRC client. It is useful if you want to enhance its functionnalities. It includes scripts written in all languages supported by weechat.
These scripts can be downloaded individually at http://weechat.org/scripts/
There are three methods to install weechat-scripts 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-scripts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install weechat-scripts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install weechat-scriptsInstall weechat-scripts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install weechat-scripts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install weechat-scriptsInstall weechat-scripts 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install weechat-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install weechat-scriptsHow To Uninstall weechat-scripts on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the weechat-scripts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove weechat-scriptsUninstall weechat-scripts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall weechat-scripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove weechat-scriptsRemove weechat-scripts Configurations and Data
To remove weechat-scripts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge weechat-scriptsRemove weechat-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove weechat-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weechat-scriptsDependencies
weechat-scripts have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat-scripts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.