How To Install ejabberd-mod-logxml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-logxml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ejabberd-mod-logxml
ejabberd-mod-logxml is:
This module sniffs all the XMPP traffic sent and received by ejabberd, both internally and externally transmitted. It logs the XMPP packets to an XML formatted file. It’s possible to filter transmitted packets by orientation, stanza and direction. It’s possible to configure the file rotation rules and intervals.
There are three methods to install ejabberd-mod-logxml 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-logxml 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-logxml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-logxml
Install ejabberd-mod-logxml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ejabberd-mod-logxml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-logxml
Install ejabberd-mod-logxml 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-logxml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-logxml
How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-logxml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ejabberd-mod-logxml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-logxml
Uninstall ejabberd-mod-logxml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ejabberd-mod-logxml 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-logxml
Remove ejabberd-mod-logxml Configurations and Data
To remove ejabberd-mod-logxml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-logxml
Remove ejabberd-mod-logxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ejabberd-mod-logxml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-logxml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-logxml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
