How to Install and Uninstall hexchat Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hexchat" package

This is a short guide on how to install hexchat on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hexchat on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hexchat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hexchat package on Kali Linux

Package: hexchat
Source: hexchat (2.16.1-1)
Version: 2.16.1-1+b4
Installed-Size: 972
Maintainer: Mattia Rizzolo
Architecture: amd64
Provides: irc
Depends: hexchat-common (= 2.16.1-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.88), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.52.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.44.3), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libx11-6
Recommends: ca-certificates, hexchat-lua, hexchat-perl, hexchat-plugins, hexchat-python3, libglib2.0-bin
Suggests: hexchat-otr, unifont
Size: 330408
SHA256: 83c51e45a3a025def0a81adc9adfd5d8307d1a1388f47dc233a30d8d43f26038
SHA1: 04b5f5552c009951d9a4aa599e151d85f60c0112
MD5sum: c564ac66a78355d5bc6903fb269190b0
Description: IRC client for X based on X-Chat 2
HexChat is a graphical IRC client with a GTK+ GUI. Features include Python,
Perl and Lua scripting support, a plugin API, multiple server/channel
windows, spell checking, multiple authentication methods including SASL, and
customizable notifications. For more information on IRC, see
http://irchelp.org/.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://hexchat.github.io
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, protocol::irc,
role::program, uitoolkit::gtk, use::chatting
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hexchat/hexchat_2.16.1-1+b4_amd64.deb