How to Install and Uninstall weechat Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 16,2025

You can also install and uninstall the weechat on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "weechat" package

This guide let you learn how to install weechat on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                weechat
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "weechat" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall weechat on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                weechat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the weechat package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: weechat
Version: 3.8-1
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Architecture: all
Depends: weechat-curses (>= 3.8-1) | weechat-headless (>= 3.8-1)
Suggests: weechat-doc (= 3.8-1)
Description: Fast, light and extensible chat client (metapackage)
Description-md5: 49034d6f5708e15267581e194a3b3aa1
Homepage: https://weechat.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, protocol::irc, role::program, use::chatting
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/weechat/weechat_3.8-1_all.deb
Size: 69920
MD5sum: 46e6595cbd71838c88a9fb35b81256be
SHA256: d98c2e5af2031580d0df295b5c9881becbe154d32049f8e7f26f2b5accfd3ccd