How To Install psi-plus-webkit on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install psi-plus-webkit

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is psi-plus-webkit and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install psi-plus-webkit on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install psi-plus-webkit using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install psi-plus-webkit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install psi-plus-webkit

Install psi-plus-webkit using apt

Because psi-plus-webkit is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install psi-plus-webkit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install psi-plus-webkit

Install psi-plus-webkit 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install psi-plus-webkit by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus-webkit

How to upgrade (update) a single package psi-plus-webkit using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the psi-plus-webkit, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install psi-plus-webkit

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install psi-plus-webkit

How To Uninstall psi-plus-webkit from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the psi-plus-webkit package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove psi-plus-webkit

Uninstall psi-plus-webkit and all its dependencies

To uninstall psi-plus-webkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi-plus-webkit

Remove psi-plus-webkit with all configurations and data

To remove psi-plus-webkit configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge psi-plus-webkit

Remove psi-plus-webkit completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to psi-plus-webkit package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi-plus-webkit

Extra info and code examples

This package contains WebKit version of Psi+. In comparing with basic Psi+ version it has few additional features: support of animated emoticons, support of (adium) themes in private chats and group chats, support of previewing of images and videos in private chats and group chats, etc.. Psi IM is a capable XMPP client aimed at experienced users. There are keybindings for just about everything, Unicode is supported throughout, contacts are cached offline. Security is also a major consideration, and Psi IM provides it for both client-to-server (TLS) and client-to-client (GnuPG, OTR, OMEMO). Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM. Project purposes are: implementation of new features, writing of patches and plugins for transferring them to Psi IM. Full list of features you may found at: http://psi-plus.com/wiki/en:features

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install psi-plus-webkit using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the psi-plus-webkit from Ubuntu 21.04.

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