How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the syslog-ng on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install syslog-ng on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "syslog-ng" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall syslog-ng on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the syslog-ng package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: syslog-ng
Version: 3.38.1-5
Installed-Size: 23
Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.38.1), syslog-ng-scl, syslog-ng-mod-sql, syslog-ng-mod-mongodb
Recommends: syslog-ng-mod-smtp, syslog-ng-mod-amqp, syslog-ng-mod-geoip2, syslog-ng-mod-redis, syslog-ng-mod-stomp, syslog-ng-mod-riemann, syslog-ng-mod-graphite, syslog-ng-mod-python, syslog-ng-mod-add-contextual-data, syslog-ng-mod-stardate, syslog-ng-mod-snmp, syslog-ng-mod-xml-parser, syslog-ng-mod-http, syslog-ng-mod-rdkafka, syslog-ng-mod-examples, syslog-ng-mod-slog
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
Description-md5: 2498a80b4edf9c00bf85d5db8c845d60
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Tag: admin::accounting, admin::boot, admin::kernel, admin::logging,
admin::monitoring, devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
interface::daemon, network::server, role::devel-lib, role::metapackage,
role::program, use::checking, use::monitor, use::storing,
works-with::logfile
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_3.38.1-5_all.deb
Size: 8944
MD5sum: 1b4af570e2611d2d541166811605faba
SHA256: 432a105c09e5ed19d4f8cb7b7480f6cb2be9057c03b57d046d85316361084310