How To Install ejabberd-mod-rest on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-rest on Debian 12.
What is ejabberd-mod-rest
ejabberd-mod-rest is:
This is an ejabberd module that adds an HTTP handler that allows HTTP clients to literally post arbitrary message stanzas to ejabberd. Those stanzas then get shoved through ejabberd’s router just like any other stanza.
This module can also be used as a frontend to execute ejabberd commands.
There are three methods to install ejabberd-mod-rest 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-rest 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-rest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-rest
Install ejabberd-mod-rest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-mod-rest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-rest
Install ejabberd-mod-rest 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-rest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-rest
How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-rest on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ejabberd-mod-rest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-rest
Uninstall ejabberd-mod-rest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ejabberd-mod-rest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-rest
Remove ejabberd-mod-rest Configurations and Data
To remove ejabberd-mod-rest configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-rest
Remove ejabberd-mod-rest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ejabberd-mod-rest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-rest
Dependencies
ejabberd-mod-rest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-rest package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.