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

Introduction

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

What is ejabberd-mod-message-log

ejabberd-mod-message-log is:

This module writes a line for each sent or received message to a log file. Each line mentions the sender’s JID and the recipient’s JID, and also the message type (e.g., “normal”, “chat”, or “groupchat”). Carbon copies are marked as such.

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

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

Install ejabberd-mod-message-log Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-message-log And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove ejabberd-mod-message-log Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• erlang-base

References

• ejabberd-mod-message-log website

Summary

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