How To Install ejabberd-mod-log-chat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-log-chat on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-log-chat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.