How To Install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth on Ubuntu 18.04. ejabberd-mod-pottymouth is filter for ejabberd messages using blacklists

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

ejabberd-mod-pottymouth is:

The ‘mod_pottymouth’ ejabberd module aims to fill the void left by ‘mod_shit’ which has disappeared from the net. It allows individual whole words of a message to be filtered against a blacklist. It allows multiple blacklists sharded by language. To make use of this module the client must add the xml:lang attribute to the message xml.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

Install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

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

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-pottymouth on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-pottymouth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ejabberd-mod-pottymouth 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-pottymouth

Remove ejabberd-mod-pottymouth Configurations and Data

To remove ejabberd-mod-pottymouth configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ejabberd-mod-pottymouth

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-pottymouth package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.