How To Install ejabberd-mod-webpresence on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ejabberd-mod-webpresence

ejabberd-mod-webpresence is:

This module allows any local user of the ejabberd server to publish his presence information on the web. This module is the successor of Igor Goryachev’s mod_presence.

Allowed output methods are:

• icons (various themes available);
• status text;
• raw XML;
• avatar, stored in the user’s vCard.

No web server, database, additional libraries or programs are required.

There are three methods to install ejabberd-mod-webpresence 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-webpresence 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-webpresence using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-webpresence

Install ejabberd-mod-webpresence Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-webpresence

Install ejabberd-mod-webpresence 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-webpresence using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-webpresence

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-webpresence on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-webpresence

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-webpresence And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-webpresence

Remove ejabberd-mod-webpresence Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-webpresence

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-webpresence

Dependencies

ejabberd-mod-webpresence have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• ejabberd-mod-webpresence website

Summary

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