How To Install inspircd on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd on Ubuntu 22.04. inspircd is Modular IRCd written in C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is inspircd

inspircd is:

InspIRCd is a modular C++ IRC Daemon for several operating systems created to provide a stable, modern, lightweight irc server from scratch and provide a vast number of features in a modularised form using an advanced module API. By keeping the functionality of the main core to a minimum, the server is very stable, fast and customizable.

This package contains the daemon.

There are three methods to install inspircd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inspircd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install inspircd

Install inspircd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inspircd

Install inspircd 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 inspircd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inspircd

How To Uninstall inspircd on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove inspircd

Uninstall inspircd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inspircd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inspircd

Remove inspircd Configurations and Data

To remove inspircd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inspircd

Remove inspircd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inspircd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.