How To Install lostirc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lostirc on Kali Linux. lostirc is simple gtk-based IRC client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lostirc on Kali Linux.

What is lostirc

lostirc is:

LostIRC is a simple, yet very useful IRC-client. It has features such as tab-autocompletion, multiple server support, automatic joining of servers/channels and DCC sending which should cover the needs of most people. The client is 100% keyboard-controllable, and uses the gtkmm GUI library.

There are three methods to install lostirc 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 lostirc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lostirc

Install lostirc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lostirc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lostirc

Install lostirc 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 lostirc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lostirc

How To Uninstall lostirc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lostirc

Uninstall lostirc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lostirc

Remove lostirc Configurations and Data

To remove lostirc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lostirc

Remove lostirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lostirc

Dependencies

lostirc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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