How To Install jabberd2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jabberd2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jabberd2
jabberd2 is:
Jabber is a free instant messaging server based on XMPP.
This package contains Jabberd 2, the next generation of the Jabberd server. It has been rewritten from the ground up to be scalable, architecturally sound, and to support the latest protocol extensions coming out of the XSF.
There are three methods to install jabberd2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jabberd2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jabberd2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jabberd2
Install jabberd2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jabberd2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jabberd2
Install jabberd2 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 jabberd2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jabberd2
How To Uninstall jabberd2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jabberd2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jabberd2
Uninstall jabberd2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jabberd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jabberd2
Remove jabberd2 Configurations and Data
To remove jabberd2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jabberd2
Remove jabberd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jabberd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jabberd2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jabberd2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.