How to Install and Uninstall irssi-plugin-otr Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "irssi-plugin-otr" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install irssi-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install irssi-plugin-otr

2. Uninstall "irssi-plugin-otr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall irssi-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove irssi-plugin-otr $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the irssi-plugin-otr package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: irssi-plugin-otr
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 102
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OTR Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.0-1build1
Depends: irssi (>= 0.8.14), libc6 (>= 2.8), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libotr5 (>= 4.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/i/irssi-plugin-otr/irssi-plugin-otr_1.0.0-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 21190
MD5sum: 9ee817cedc580bbfb8b1bd90b8ca5f3a
SHA1: 30df39af0efb3df3cf178eeb1e6808d91cc0909c
SHA256: df7b25ebe15c5df2caf5d76e3f70f11f3f6d283a79deb040f3d3a3f9fceb8d13
Description-en: Off-the-Record Messaging Plugin for Irssi
Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging Plugin for the Irssi Chat Client
.
This plugin adds Off-the-Record messaging support for the irssi IRC client.
Although primarily designed for use with the bitlbee IRC2IM gateway, it works
within any query window, provided that the conversation partner's IRC client
supports OTR.
.
OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing:
- Encryption
- No one else can read your instant messages.
- Authentication
- You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
- Deniability
- The messages you send do _not_ have digital signatures that are
checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after a
conversation to make them look like they came from you. However,
_during_ a conversation, your correspondent is assured the messages
he sees are authentic and unmodified.
- Perfect forward secrecy
- If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation
is compromised.
Description-md5: eaeb509ade79f28b43571c304883318a
Enhances: irssi
Homepage: https://github.com/cryptodotis/irssi-otr
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu