How To Install ejabberd-mod-log-chat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-log-chat on Kali Linux. ejabberd-mod-log-chat is ejabberd module to log chat messages to text or html

Introduction

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

What is ejabberd-mod-log-chat

ejabberd-mod-log-chat is:

mod_log_chat is an ejabberd module aimed at logging chat messages in text files. mod_log_chat creates one file per couple of chatters and per day (it doesn’t log muc messages, use mod_muc_log for this).

It can store messages in plain text or HTML format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-log-chat

Install ejabberd-mod-log-chat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-log-chat

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

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-log-chat

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-log-chat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-log-chat

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-log-chat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-log-chat

Remove ejabberd-mod-log-chat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-log-chat

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-log-chat

Dependencies

ejabberd-mod-log-chat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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