How To Install bitlbee-libpurple on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-libpurple on Kali Linux.
What is bitlbee-libpurple
bitlbee-libpurple is:
This program can be used as an IRC server which forwards everything you say to people on other chat networks: Jabber (which includes Google Talk), and Twitter.
This package contains a version of BitlBee that uses the libpurple instant messaging library instead of built-in code, which adds support for more IM protocols (all protocols supported by Pidgin/Finch) and features (like file transfers), at the price of being less lightweight.
If you don’t need the extra features, it’s better to use the built-in code.
There are three methods to install bitlbee-libpurple 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 bitlbee-libpurple Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-libpurple using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee-libpurpleInstall bitlbee-libpurple Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-libpurple using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitlbee-libpurpleInstall bitlbee-libpurple 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 bitlbee-libpurple using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee-libpurpleHow To Uninstall bitlbee-libpurple on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bitlbee-libpurple package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitlbee-libpurpleUninstall bitlbee-libpurple And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitlbee-libpurple and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee-libpurpleRemove bitlbee-libpurple Configurations and Data
To remove bitlbee-libpurple configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee-libpurpleRemove bitlbee-libpurple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitlbee-libpurple configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee-libpurpleDependencies
bitlbee-libpurple have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-libpurple package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
