How To Install bitlbee-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. bitlbee-dev is IRC to other chat networks gateway (dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bitlbee-dev

bitlbee-dev is:

This program can be used as an IRC server which forwards everything you say to people on other chat networks: Jabber (which includes Google Talk), and Twitter.

This package holds development stuff for compiling plug-ins.

There are three methods to install bitlbee-dev 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 bitlbee-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee-dev

Install bitlbee-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bitlbee-dev

Install bitlbee-dev 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 bitlbee-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee-dev

How To Uninstall bitlbee-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bitlbee-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bitlbee-dev

Uninstall bitlbee-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee-dev

Remove bitlbee-dev Configurations and Data

To remove bitlbee-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee-dev

Remove bitlbee-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee-dev

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Summary

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