How To Install f-irc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install f-irc on Kali Linux. f-irc is user-friendly IRC client for the console/terminal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install f-irc on Kali Linux.

What is f-irc

f-irc is:

F-IRC is an IRC client for terminals/command-line/console. Its goal is to be as user friendly as possible with easy navigation and keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation. It has an as much a gentle learning curve as possible.

There are three methods to install f-irc 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 f-irc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install f-irc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install f-irc

Install f-irc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install f-irc

Install f-irc 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 f-irc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install f-irc

How To Uninstall f-irc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the f-irc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove f-irc

Uninstall f-irc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove f-irc

Remove f-irc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge f-irc

Remove f-irc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge f-irc

Dependencies

f-irc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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