How To Install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts on Kali Linux.

What is ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

ejabberd-mod-default-contacts is:

This module allows for specifying one or more contacts that should be added to the user’s roster automatically on successful registration (via “mod_register”, or, for example, “ejabberdctl register”). Note that no presence subscription is performed, and the rosters of the contacts are not modified.

There are three methods to install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts on Kali Linux. 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-mod-default-contacts 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-mod-default-contacts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-default-contacts on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ejabberd-mod-default-contacts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-default-contacts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ejabberd-mod-default-contacts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Remove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts Configurations and Data

To remove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Remove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ejabberd-mod-default-contacts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-default-contacts

Dependencies

ejabberd-mod-default-contacts have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• ejabberd-mod-default-contacts website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-default-contacts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.