How To Install ejabberd-mod-statsdx on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ejabberd-mod-statsdx on Ubuntu 18.04. ejabberd-mod-statsdx is calculates and gathers statistics actively

Introduction

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

What is ejabberd-mod-statsdx

ejabberd-mod-statsdx is:

This module measures several statistics. It provides a new section in ejabberd Web Admin and two ejabberd commands to view the information. Simply activate the module in ejabberd.yml after installation, see the included README.txt for further information.

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

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

Install ejabberd-mod-statsdx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ejabberd-mod-statsdx

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

sudo aptitude -y install ejabberd-mod-statsdx

How To Uninstall ejabberd-mod-statsdx on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ejabberd-mod-statsdx

Uninstall ejabberd-mod-statsdx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ejabberd-mod-statsdx 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-statsdx

Remove ejabberd-mod-statsdx Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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