How To Install ejabberd-mod-irc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-irc on Debian 12.
What is ejabberd-mod-irc
ejabberd-mod-irc is:
This module adds an IRC transport to ejabberd that can be used to join channels on IRC servers. Note that an IRC server must be provided separately.
There are three methods to install ejabberd-mod-irc on Debian 12. 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-irc 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-irc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-irc
Install ejabberd-mod-irc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-mod-irc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-irc
Install ejabberd-mod-irc 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-mod-irc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-irc
How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-irc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ejabberd-mod-irc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-irc
Uninstall ejabberd-mod-irc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ejabberd-mod-irc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-irc
Remove ejabberd-mod-irc Configurations and Data
To remove ejabberd-mod-irc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-irc
Remove ejabberd-mod-irc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ejabberd-mod-irc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-irc
Dependencies
ejabberd-mod-irc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-irc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
