How To Install xchat on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xchat on CentOS 7. xchat is A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xchat on CentOS 7.

What is xchat

X-Chat is an easy to use graphical IRC chat client for the X Window System. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible. This includes the plugins to run the Perl and Python scripts.

We can use yum or dnf to install xchat on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xchat.

Install xchat on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xchat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xchat

Install xchat on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xchat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xchat

How To Uninstall xchat on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xchat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xchat

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xchat on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.