How To Install bip-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bip-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. bip-dbg is multiuser irc proxy with conversation replay and more (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bip-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bip-dbg

bip-dbg is:

Bip is a IRC proxy that supports replaying logged conversation when a client connects, multiple clients on one irc server connection, It has a handy logging directory structure. It is multiuser, and has a flexible configuration. Some of its configuration can be changed at runtime with special irc commands.

This package contains the debugging symbols. Most people will not need this packages.

There are three methods to install bip-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bip-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bip-dbg

Install bip-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bip-dbg

Install bip-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bip-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bip-dbg

How To Uninstall bip-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bip-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bip-dbg

Uninstall bip-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bip-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bip-dbg

Remove bip-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove bip-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bip-dbg

Remove bip-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bip-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bip-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.