How to Install erc software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install erc software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

erc software package provides an IRC client for Emacs, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install erc 

erc is installed in your system.

Make ensure the erc package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep erc *

You will get with erc package name, version, architecture and description in a table

erc package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package erc
Version 5.3-1ubuntu2
Description an IRC client for Emacs
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove erc software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?