How to Install MongooseIM in POP! OS Latest

MongooseIM is a powerful and scalable chat system that is built on top of the widely-used open-source Erlang/OTP platform. With MongooseIM, developers can create real-time messaging applications for a variety of use cases with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MongooseIM on the latest POP! OS version.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to ensure that you have the following:

• A freshly installed instance of POP! OS
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Stable and reliable internet connection

Step 1: Update the system

First things first, you need to update the POP! OS package repository to retrieve the latest package information stored in its database. Open the terminal and type in the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, you need to ensure that your system has all the required dependencies for MongooseIM to work correctly. Run the following command to install them all:

sudo apt-get install build-essential git erlang-dev erlang-base-hipe libexpat1-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libpam-dev autoconf autoconf-archive automake libsystemd-dev libncurses5-dev libsctp-dev pkg-config

Step 3: Clone MongooseIM from the Github repository

With all the dependencies installed, you can proceed to clone the MongooseIM source code from the official Github repository. Change to the desired directory where you want to store MongooseIM source code and run this command:

git clone https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM.git

Step 4: Build and Install MongooseIM

After cloning the MongooseIM source code, you need to build and install it. Change to the cloned directory using this command:

cd MongooseIM

Then, run the following commands one after the other:

make
sudo make install

The above commands will compile all MongooseIM components and install them on your system. This process may take some time, so kindly wait for it to complete.

Step 5: Verify the installation

MongooseIM core components should now be installed on your system. You can verify by running the following command:

mongooseimctl status

The above command should output the status of the MongooseIM server if it is running correctly.

Conclusion

MongooseIM is an excellent instant messaging application to use for various use cases. In this guide, we have demonstrated how to install it on POP! OS Latest with simple steps. MongooseIM allows developers to scale their chat applications to a large number of users with ease. We hope this tutorial was helpful.

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