How To Install ejabberd-mod-rest on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-rest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-rest

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-rest on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• erlang-base

References

• ejabberd-mod-rest website

Summary

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