How To Install ejabberd-mod-spam-filter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

ejabberd-mod-spam-filter is:

This module allows for filtering spam messages and subscription requests received from remote servers based on lists of known spammer JIDs and/or URLs mentioned in spam messages. Traffic classified as spam is rejected with an error (and an [info] message is logged) unless the sender is subscribed to the recipient’s presence. An access rule can be specified to control which recipients are subject to spam filtering

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

sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

Install ejabberd-mod-spam-filter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

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

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-spam-filter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-spam-filter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

Remove ejabberd-mod-spam-filter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-spam-filter

Dependencies

ejabberd-mod-spam-filter have the following dependencies:

• erlang-base

References

• ejabberd-mod-spam-filter website

Summary

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