How to Install and Uninstall irssi-scripts Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "irssi-scripts" package

This tutorial shows how to install irssi-scripts on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "irssi-scripts" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall irssi-scripts on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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3. Information about the irssi-scripts package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: irssi-scripts
Architecture: all
Version: 20201016
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Echeverri
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3159
Depends: perl:any, irssi
Recommends: libwww-perl, sensible-utils
Suggests: libdbi-perl, net-tools, perl, w3m | www-browser
Filename: pool/universe/i/irssi-scripts/irssi-scripts_20201016_all.deb
Size: 656372
MD5sum: 2babebaf25ed93c81217fef87a44d0ec
SHA1: b43d0608a2978f6e5801037ad413c28ecd3d4992
SHA256: 6177ead2ccd7506a84cdbd45e91766d88a9b5a18fbe326befb1ad28ac8fcfce2
SHA512: bf6e2c09fa2824abfcbf59afc228b733a20d08029b7eb0be034c1903ea6ec57ba2a2f3dcb33d59fd237ee68e4ffcd5a251ebdcf0e7e02d22f3d5e2617460871e
Homepage: http://scripts.irssi.org/
Description-en: collection of scripts for irssi
This is a collection of scripts for the irssi IRC-client.
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Some individual scripts need other packages in order to work
properly. Please see the list of Suggests as well as the contained
README.Debian for additional information.
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Almost all scripts can also be downloaded from http://scripts.irssi.org/.
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A list of included scripts
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0x0st -- upload file to 0x0.st service
8-ball -- the 8-ball game
accent -- this script strips the Hungarian accents
active_notice -- shows notices into the active channel
active_notify -- notify messages into the active window or broadcast
act -- reset window activity status. defines command /act
adv_windowlist -- Adds a permanent advanced window list on the right
aidle -- antyidler with random time
ai -- puts people on ignore if they do a public away
akftp -- full configurable FTP advertiser for Irssi
akilluser -- akill a specified nick
alame -- converts towards lame speech
anotherway -- another auto away script
antiplenk -- notices users who plenk
apm -- shows your battery status in your Statusbar
armeija -- ignores people bringin up boring/repeated subjects
ascii -- ascii-art bassed on figlet.
auto_away -- sets an away message automatically when you're idle
autoaway -- automatically goes away after defined inactivity
autochannel -- auto add channels to channel list on join
autocycle -- auto regain ops in empty opless channels
autolimit -- does an autolimit for a channel
autoopper -- auto-op script with dynamic address support and random delay
autorealname -- print realname of everyone who join to channels
autorejoinpunish -- kickbans or knockouts people who use autorejoin on kick
autoreminder -- this script Reminds people to do stuff! :)
autoversion -- auto-CTCP Version on every joining nick
autovoice -- autovoice
auto_whois -- /WHOIS all the users who send you a private message.
autowhois -- /WHOIS all the users who send you a private message.
autowrap -- automatically wraps long sent messages
away2web -- write /away information to a file to be used on web pages
awaybar -- provides a menubar item with away message
away_hilight_notice -- notice your away message
awaylogcnt -- displays in statusbar number of messages in awaylog
away -- away with reason, unaway, and autoaway
awayproxy -- sets nick away when client disconnects from the irssi-proxy
away_verbose -- displays a verbose away/back message in the channels
badword -- configurable badword kickbanning script
bandwidth -- shows bandwidth usage in statusbar
ban -- bans several nicks/masks on channel
bansearch -- Search for bans, quiets, and channel modes affecting a user
bantime -- print time when ban was set in a nicer way
beepaway -- only beep when you are away
beep_beep -- runs arbitrary command instead of system beep
beep -- replaces your terminal bell by a command specified via /set
bestoiber -- stoibers your messages
bgta -- bytes Gallery of the TAilor Script
binary -- converts what you type into 2-base string representation
bitlbee_blist -- bitlbee buddy list
bitlbee_join_notice -- bitlbee join notice
bitlbee_nick_change -- shows an IM nickchange in an Irssi way
bitlbee_tab_completion -- intelligent Tab-completion for BitlBee commands
bitlbee_typing_notice -- typing notification for Bitlbee
blowjob -- crypt IRC communication with blowfish encryption
bmi -- a simple body mass index calculator for depression
calc -- simple /calc mechanism
callerid -- reformats CallerID Messages on Hybrid & Ratbox to be Easier
cap_sasl -- PLAIN SASL authentication mechanism
centericq -- indicates how many new messages you have in your centericq
cgrep -- lists users on the channel matching the specified regexp
challenge -- run a challenge response oper thingie
chanact -- adds new powerful and customizable [Act: ...] item
chanfull_duden -- notify if Channellimit is reached
chanfull -- notifies the user when some channel limit is reached
chanpeak -- log maximum number of people ever been in a channel
chansearch -- searches for specific channels
chanshare -- display people who are in more than one channel with you
chansort -- sort all channel and query windows
chansync -- /who a channel and optionally executes a command
chops -- simulates BitchXs /CHOPS and /NOPS commands.
Cirssi -- Controls Audacious2 and MOCP from Irssi
cleanpublic -- removes colors and other formatting from public channels
clipboard -- better quoting of content from clipboard
cloneprot -- parses OperServ notices
clones -- display clones in the active channel
colorkick -- kicking users for using colors or blinks
colorswap -- swap between green and white format for public messages.
connectcmd -- run arbitrary shell commands while [dis]connecting to a server
copy -- copy a line in a paste buffer
countdown -- adds public channel command for counting down something
country -- print the country name in /WHOIS replies
cp1250_kick -- Kicks people using cp1250 charset
crapbuster -- removes CRAP or CLIENTCRAP messages from your buffer
cron -- allows one to execute commands at given interval/time
cwho -- cached WHO
dancer_forwardfix -- fix problem with channel forwarding on the Dancer ircd
dancer_hide_477 -- this script hides the 477 numerics from the dancer IRCd
dau -- write like an idiot
dcc_ip -- this script sets dcc_own_ip when starting a DCC send or chat
dccmove -- Move completed dcc gets to the subfolder done
dccself -- starts a dcc chat with yourself on that host/port.
dccstat -- Shows verbose or short information of dcc send/gets on statusbar
defaultchanmode -- allows your client to automatically set desired chanmode
desktop-notify Sends notification using the Desktop Notifications
df -- adds an item which displays the current disk usage.
dice -- a dice Simulator for Roleplaying in Channels or just for fun
dictcomplete -- caching dictionary based tab completion
dim_nicks -- Dims nicks that are not in channel anymore
dispatch -- this scripts sends unknown commands to the server
doc -- manage tips url help in a doc file in the keyword=definition form
doublefilter -- filters msgs which appear the same on different channels
dtach_away -- set (un)away, if dtach is attached/detached
eliza -- answers to /msgs using Chatbot::Eliza when youre away
emaildb -- a script for accessing an email MySQL database through irc
email_msgs -- Emails you messages sent/received while you're away or not
eng_no_translate_dpryo -- english->norwegian translation
events -- expand event mode and emit event mode {channel,user,server}
exec_clean -- execute process whose parent window has been closed
fakectcp -- sends fake ctcp replies to a client using a fake ctcp list
figlet -- safe figlet implementation
file -- a command to output content of files in various ways
findbot -- public command @find script
find -- finds a nick by real name, if hes on a channel with you
fleech -- fserve leecher - helps you download files from file servers
fnotify -- Write notifications to a file in a consistent format
follow -- automatically switch to active windows
foo -- rot n+i encryption and decryption
foreach_user -- extends the /foreach command to have /foreach user
fortune -- send a random fortune cookie to an user in channel
forward -- forward incoming messages to another nick
fpaste -- copy infos to fpaste
freenode_filter -- this script will filter some Freenode IRCD servernotices
friends_peder -- basically an autoop script with a nice interface
friends_shasta -- maintains list of people you know
fserve -- file server for irssi
fuckem -- simulates the BitchX /FUCKEM command
getop -- automatically request op from random opped person
gimmie -- a bot script
gitscriptassist -- script management with git
go2 -- Switch to the window with the given name or item
google -- This script queries google.com and returns the results
go -- activates a window given a name/partial name
gpgvalidator -- have gpg-based trusting features in your irssi client
grep -- GREP command
guts -- adds the uppercased version of the tab completes
hddtemp -- adds a statusbar item which shows temperatures of harddisks
hello -- this script allows you to greet the channel youre living
hideauth -- stops eggdrop passwords showing up
hide -- a little interface to irssis activity_hide_* settings
hideshow -- Removes and re-adds lines to the Irssi buffer view
highlite -- shows events happening in all channels
hignore -- if you use this command in a query it will ignore the host
hilightwin -- print highlighted messages to window named highlight
history_search -- search within your typed history as you type
hlbot -- floods the channel about things that are happening in your server
hl -- responds to !hl counterstrike.server
hostname -- list all IP addresses on all interfaces found on your machine
identify-md5 -- MD5 NickServ identification script for SorceryNet
idlesince -- adds 'idle since' line to whois replies.
idletime -- retrieves the idletime of any nick
idonkey -- equips Irssi with an interface to mldonkey
ignore_log -- script to log ignored messages
ignoreoc -- ignore messages from people not on your channels
il -- adds a statusbar item which show length of the inputline
imdb -- automatically lookup IMDB-numbers in nicknames
iMPD -- this controls Music Player Daemon from the familiar irssi interface
invitejoin -- this script will join a channel if somebody invites you to it
ipupdate -- auto /set dcc_own_ip IP on connect.
irccomplete -- adds words from IRC to your tab-completion list
ircgallery -- show IRC gallery information on /WHOIS or /GALLERY
ircgmessagenotify -- review IRC galleria.net and says when you have messages
ircops -- display IrcOps in current channel
ircsec -- secures your conversation
irssiBlaster -- display the song played by mp3blaster
isdn -- displays incoming ISDN calls
itime -- internet Time statusbar item
ixmmsa -- announces which _file_ is currently playing.
joininfo -- reports WHOIS information and channel list
kban-referrals -- Script for kickbanning those who post referral links
kblamehost -- kicks (and bans) people with >= 4 dots in theirs hostname
keepnick -- try to get your nick back when it becomes available.
kenny -- autodekennyfies /kenny, adds /kenny, /dekenny
kernel -- fetches the version(s) of the latest Linux kernel(s).
kicks -- enhances /k /kb and /kn with some nice options.
kill_fake_gets -- checks if there are old identical sends and closes them
kline_warning -- shows a warning in the statuswindow
l33tmusic -- show playing xmms song in channel or in a statusbar
lastspoke -- remembers what people said last on what channels
len -- if you try to get a nick with 11 characters but only 9 are allowed
leodict -- translates via dict.leo.org
licq -- licq statusbar thingy
linkchan -- link several channels on several networks
listen -- display what mp3 you are playing in which software
loadavg -- display a loadavg statusbar item using vm.loadavg
localize -- localizes users using traceroute
log2ansi -- convert mirc color and irssi internal formatting to ansi colors
logcompress -- compress logfiles then they're rotated
logresume -- print last n lines of logs when opening queries/channels
ls -- show all nicks matching regex in the current channel
mailcheck_imap -- staturbar item which indicates how many new emails
mailcheck_mbox_flux -- polls your unix mailbox for new mail
mailcheck_pop3_kimmo -- POP3 new mail notification
mangle -- translates your messages into Morse code, rot13 and other
map -- generates simple tree of IRC network based on the output of the LINKS
mass_hilight_blocker -- disables highlighting for messages of some nicks
miodek -- simple wordkick system
mkick -- mass kick
mkshorterlink -- automatically shortens links
mldonkey_bandwidth -- shows your mldonkeys current down- and upload rate
modelist -- cache of invites and ban exceptions in channel
modelist-r -- cache of invites, ban exceptions and reops in channel
mood -- keeps track of the channel mood
morse -- turns your messages into morse or spelling code
mouse -- control irssi using mouse clicks and gestures
mpg123 -- display current mpg123 track
multipaste -- helps pasting multiple lines to a channel
my_beep -- runs arbitrary command instead of system beep
mygoogle -- query Google
myimdb -- query imdb
mysqlurllogger -- logs urls to MySQL database
nact -- adds an item which displays the current network activity
newsline -- brings various newstickers to Irssi
news -- news reader
nickban -- a simple nick banner. If it encounters a nick it bans its host
nickcolor -- assign a different color for each nick
nickident -- identify to nickserv
nickignore -- ignores nick changes when only the case or special characters
nicklist -- draws a nicklist to another terminal
nickmix-c0ffee -- the number of chars you want to keep from your orig nick
nickmix_pasky -- perturbates given nick (or just a word) in certain way
nickserv -- this script will authorize you into NickServ
niq -- bitchX like Nickcompletion at line start plus statusbar
nm -- right aligned nicks depending on longest nick
nocaps -- replaces lines in ALL CAPS with something easier on the eyes
nocollide -- automatically changes nick when certain amount of colissions
noisyquery -- prints an info about a newly started Query
nopl -- replaces polish national characters with their corresponding letters
norepeat -- stops public repeating
noteserve -- utilizes NoteServ to implement a buddylist
noticemove -- prints private notices from people in the channel
notonline -- answers $nick: No. if youre away and someone asks are you online
ogg123 -- display current ogg123 track
oidenty -- oidentd support for irssi
on -- tries to fit into Irssis usage style more than emulating ircII.
ontv -- turns irssi into a tv program guide
oopsie -- Stops those silly mistakes being sent (spaces at start of line,etc)
oops -- turns ls in the beginning of a sent line into the names
openurl -- stores URLs in a list and launches mail, web or ftp software
operit -- perform certain action on request authenticated by the IRC operator
operview -- reformats some server notices
opnotice -- send a notice to the ops in a channel
opnotify -- highlights window refnumber in statusbar
osd -- an OnScreenDisplay it shows who is talking to you, on what IRC Network
page-c0ffee -- ignore pages
page_reeler -- display and send CTCP PAGE
pager -- notifies people if they send you a private message or a DCC chat
pangotext -- Render text with various color modifications using HTML tags
paste_derwan -- pasting lines to specified targets
paste_huggie -- paste reformats pieces of text typically pasted
paste_kimmoke -- start and stop recording and then replay without linebreaks
pelix -- this script allows you flood shit.
people -- userlist with autoopping, autokicking etc.
pggb_sound -- does CTCP SOUNDs and other similar things.
phpdoc -- display all functions of the famous language
poison -- equips Irssi with an interface to giFT
postpone -- postpones messages sent to a split user
ppl -- port of asmodeans /ppl command from skuld3
query -- give you more control over when to jump to query windows
queryresume -- restores the last lines of a query on re-creation
quiet -- adds support for +q (quiet user) channel modes to irssi
quitrand -- random quit messages - based on quitmsg
quizgr -- turns irssi into a quiz bot. Has Greek language
quizmaster -- a trivia script for Irssi
quiz -- turns irssi into a quiz bot
q_username -- prints the Q username in right format
rainbow -- prints colored text. Rather simple than sophisticated
randaway -- random away-messages
randname -- random /set real_name taken from a file
relm -- keeps last 15 messages in cache
remote -- lets you run commands remotely via /msg and a password
repeat -- hide duplicate lines
resize_split -- resizes a split window when it is made active
revolve -- Summarizes multiple sequential joins/parts/quits
rk -- kicks random nick from ops lusers | all on channel
romajibind -- dynamic romaji binds
romaji -- translates romaji to hiragana or katakana in text enclosed in ^R
rot13 -- ROT13 encoding and reverse :)
rotator -- displaye changeing statusbar item to show irssi is still running
sana_cmd -- translates english-finnish-english.
sana -- sanakirja info bot
schwaebisch -- translates your messages from German to swabian
screen_away -- set (un)away, if screen is attached/detached
scripthelp -- bebProvides access to scripts help
scriptinfo -- Access script information
scroller -- scrolls specified text on the status bar
seen -- tell people when other people were online
servercomplete -- tab complete servers and userhosts
seti -- tell ppl how far youve gotten with you SETI@home workunit.
shortenurl -- use http://42.pl/url/ to make smaller URLs
showhilight -- show highlight messages in active window
showhost -- show host kicks
showmode -- show modes in parts, quits, kicks, topic changes or actions
smiley -- very useful smiley-flooder
sms -- address-book with smssender, for now supports only Polish operators
snmpup -- queries remote hosts running snmpd for its uptime and cpu usage
spambot -- oper script to kill Spam Bots
special_complete -- complete irssi special variables
spellcheck -- checks for spelling errors using Aspell
sping -- checks latency between current server and [server]
stocks -- prints the stats for German stocks
synccheck -- script checking channel synchronization
sysinfo277-irssi -- cross-platform/architecture system information script
sysinfo_dg -- prints system information
sysinfoplus -- Linux system information
tab_stop -- replaces the evil inverted
talk -- This script talks to you *g*. It reads the chat-msgs for you
target -- advances IRC warfare to the next level
thankop -- remembers the last person oping you on a channel
theme -- activate, show or get theme
thistory -- keeps information about the most recent topics of the channels
tictactoe -- tic-tac-toe game
timer -- provides /timer command for mIRC/BitchX type timer functionality
tinyurl -- create a tinyurl from a long one
title -- display configurable title as XTerm title
tlock -- locks current or specified topic on [channel]
tmux-nicklist-portable -- displays a list of nicks in a separate tmux pane
topic-diff -- this script shows you changes in the topic
topicsed -- editing channel topics by regexps
topics -- records a topic history and locks the channel topic
trackbar -- shows a bar where youve last read a window
tracknick -- lets you see them with the real nick all the time
track -- Keeps track of users by building a database of online
trigger -- execute a command or replace text
trustweb -- illustrates the trust between ops
tvmusor -- asks for the current tv-lineup
twirssi -- send twitter updates using /tweet
twprompt -- bitchXs CrackRock3 animated prompt bar
twsocials -- IRC version of Social Commands
twtopic -- animated Topic bar
UNIBG-autoident -- automatically ident when you reconnect
upgradeinfo -- statusbaritem notifying you about updated binary
u -- show all nicks matching regex in the current channel
uptime -- try a little harder to figure out client uptime
urlfeed -- Provides RSS feeds with URLs pasted on your channels
urlgrab -- captures urls said in channel and private messages and save
url_log -- logs urls to textfile or/and database
url -- grabs URLs in messages and allows you to open them on the fly
urlplot -- URL grabber with HTML generation and cmd execution
urlwindow -- Print urls to window named "urls"
userhost -- adds a -cmd option to the /USERHOST builtin command
users -- implements /USERS
version-stat -- shows top[0-9]+ irc client versions in a channel
verstats -- draws a diagram of the used clients in a channel
vowels -- silly script, removes vowels, idea taken from #Linuxnews
warnkick -- warns you if someone kicks you out of a channel
washnicks -- removes annoying characters from nicks
watch -- watch for irssi
whitelist -- specific nicks or hosts and ignore messages from anyone
whois -- highlights @ in whois channel reply
whos -- this script allows you to view all users on a specific server
wilm -- whois on a person who sent you last private message
wkb -- a simple word kickbanner
wlstat -- adds a window list in the status area.
wordcompletition -- adds words from IRC to your tab-completion list
wordscramble -- scrambles all the letters in a word except the first and last
xauth -- undernet X Service Authentication Program
xcmd -- makes Undernets X commands easier and faster to use
xdccget -- advances downloading from XDCC bots
xetra -- brings the stock exchanges of the world to your irssi
xlist -- better readable listing of channel names
xmms2 -- Returns XMMS-InfoPipe data
xmmsinfo -- /xmmsinfo to tell what youre currently playing
xmms -- XMMS-InfoPipe front-end - allow /np [-help] [dest]
xqf -- automatically sends xqf data to irssi and optionally licq
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