How To Install jabber-muc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jabber-muc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jabber-muc
jabber-muc is:
Multi User Conference component provides an implementation of XEP-0045 which allow the creation of multi-users chat. So with jabber-muc, you can run your own Jabber chatrooms server.
There are three methods to install jabber-muc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jabber-muc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jabber-muc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jabber-muc
Install jabber-muc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jabber-muc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jabber-muc
Install jabber-muc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install jabber-muc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jabber-muc
How To Uninstall jabber-muc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jabber-muc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jabber-muc
Uninstall jabber-muc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jabber-muc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jabber-muc
Remove jabber-muc Configurations and Data
To remove jabber-muc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jabber-muc
Remove jabber-muc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jabber-muc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jabber-muc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jabber-muc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
