How To Install weechat-tcl on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is weechat-tcl

weechat-tcl 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.

This package provides the Tcl scripting API plugin.

There are three methods to install weechat-tcl 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-tcl 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-tcl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install weechat-tcl

Install weechat-tcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install weechat-tcl

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

sudo aptitude -y install weechat-tcl

How To Uninstall weechat-tcl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove weechat-tcl

Uninstall weechat-tcl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weechat-tcl

Remove weechat-tcl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge weechat-tcl

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

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

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

Dependencies

weechat-tcl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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