Installing rsyslog on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS
Example of installing rsyslog on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install rsyslog.
Quick installation of rsyslog:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: rsyslog
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install rsyslog
Package Details | |
| Package: | rsyslog |
| Version: | 8.16.0-1ubuntu5 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.rsyslog.com/ |
| Description: | reliable system and kernel logging daemon Rsyslog is a multi-threaded implementation of syslogd (a system utility providing support for message logging), with features that include: * reliable syslog over TCP, SSL/TLS and RELP * on-demand disk buffering * email alerting * writing to MySQL or PostgreSQL databases (via separate output plugins) * permitted sender lists * filtering on any part of the syslog message * on-the-wire message compression * fine-grained output format control * failover to backup destinations * enterprise-class encrypted syslog relaying . It is the default syslogd on Debian systems. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install rsyslog on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If rsyslog is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L rsyslog' will give followin error.
Installing rsyslog:
After system update use the following command to install rsyslog:
sudo apt-get install rsyslog
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove rsyslog from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the rsyslog from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the rsyslog following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove rsyslog
Following command is used to remove the rsyslog package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove rsyslog
This will remove rsyslog and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing rsyslog with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge rsyslog
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove rsyslog
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with rsyslog package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.