How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install syslog-ng on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall syslog-ng on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                syslog-ng
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the syslog-ng package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: syslog-ng
Version: 3.28.1-2
Installed-Size: 40
Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.28.1), 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-getent, syslog-ng-mod-stardate, syslog-ng-mod-map-value-pairs, syslog-ng-mod-snmp, syslog-ng-mod-xml-parser, syslog-ng-mod-http, syslog-ng-mod-rdkafka, syslog-ng-mod-extra, 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_3.28.1-2_all.deb
Size: 25656
MD5sum: d8cfdf813a84f2c7569e778ebb055e94
SHA256: b7c2a0526da5e7e38ac63e6ab4a1b309f85a17eab50d6390718520459d305f4c