How To Install xmppc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmppc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xmppc
xmppc is:
Command Line Client for XMPP
List of features:
- Support Account configuration with and without pwd (ask user to enter pwd)
- Request roster list
- Show MAM - XEP-0313: Message Archive Management
- Show Bookmarks - XEP-0048: Bookmarks
- Request Service Discovery items and info - XEP-0030: Service Discovery
- Display OMEMO device list and fingerprints (URI format)
- Send chat message (unencrypted)
- Send chat message signcrypted - XEP-0373: OpenPGP for XMPP
- Send chat mesage pgp - XEP-0027
- Monitor XMPP stanza
There are three methods to install xmppc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xmppc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmppc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmppc
Install xmppc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmppc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmppc
Install xmppc 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xmppc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmppc
How To Uninstall xmppc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xmppc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmppc
Uninstall xmppc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmppc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmppc
Remove xmppc Configurations and Data
To remove xmppc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmppc
Remove xmppc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmppc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmppc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmppc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
