How To Install localslackirc on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 355 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install localslackirc on Ubuntu.
What is localslackirc
localslackirc is:
This project is a replacement for slack’s IRC gateway that they dropped.
One instance of localslackirc connects to one slack account and one IRC client, passing the messages between the two.
There are three methods to install localslackirc on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install localslackirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install localslackirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install localslackirc
Install localslackirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install localslackirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install localslackirc
Install localslackirc 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 localslackirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install localslackirc
How To Uninstall localslackirc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the localslackirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove localslackirc
Uninstall localslackirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall localslackirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove localslackirc
Remove localslackirc Configurations and Data
To remove localslackirc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge localslackirc
Remove localslackirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove localslackirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge localslackirc
Dependencies
localslackirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install localslackirc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.