How To Install empathy-skype on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install empathy-skype on Kali Linux.
What is empathy-skype
empathy-skype is:
This protocol plugin allows libpurple to communicate with Skype. Applications using libpurple (Pidgin, Finch, Empathy/Telepathy, etc.) can thus show your Skype contacts alongside those from other protocols, and you can communicate with them using that application instead of the Skype user interface.
This plugin communicates with the Skype application in the background to perform its work, so it’s necessary to have Skype installed and running. This product uses the Skype API but is not endorsed, certified or otherwise approved in any way by Skype.
This package contains Empathy-specific files.
There are three methods to install empathy-skype 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 empathy-skype Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install empathy-skype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install empathy-skypeInstall empathy-skype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install empathy-skype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install empathy-skypeInstall empathy-skype 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 empathy-skype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install empathy-skypeHow To Uninstall empathy-skype on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the empathy-skype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove empathy-skypeUninstall empathy-skype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall empathy-skype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove empathy-skypeRemove empathy-skype Configurations and Data
To remove empathy-skype configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge empathy-skypeRemove empathy-skype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove empathy-skype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge empathy-skypeDependencies
empathy-skype have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install empathy-skype package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
