How To Install ejabberd-contrib on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-contrib on Debian 9.
What is ejabberd-contrib
ejabberd-contrib is:
This package depends on all available modules from ejabberd-contrib, but doesn’t do or add anything itself.
This is a pure metapackage.
There are three methods to install ejabberd-contrib on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ejabberd-contrib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-contrib
Install ejabberd-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ejabberd-contrib
Install ejabberd-contrib 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-contrib
How To Uninstall ejabberd-contrib on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ejabberd-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-contrib
Uninstall ejabberd-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ejabberd-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-contrib
Remove ejabberd-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove ejabberd-contrib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-contrib
Remove ejabberd-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ejabberd-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-contrib
Dependencies
ejabberd-contrib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-contrib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.