How to Install and Uninstall logtail Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "logtail" package

This guide let you learn how to install logtail on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                logtail
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "logtail" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall logtail on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                logtail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the logtail package on Kali Linux

Package: logtail
Source: logcheck
Version: 1.4.3
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Debian logcheck Team
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any
Enhances: logcheck
Size: 11100
SHA256: 915734c0badc83d028997a80feec0587284945744e75e977a04df85e9d2178b3
SHA1: 1203652c2ebef9f9df188fcc364080b8e9b25a39
MD5sum: 9d4ee21ceb63aca5119390dad88e198a
Description: Identify new lines added to the end of log files
Each time logtail and logtail2 are run on a file they print lines
added since the last run.
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They can be used by log checkers, such as logcheck, to identify new
entries in log files.
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This package provides both logtail and logtail2. The latter is better
suited to log files that may be rotated between runs: if logtail2
finds that the inode of the file changed, it tries to find the file
it was rotated from using customisable heuristics. If it finds the
file, it will new find lines added to the old file as well as to the
new file.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::logging, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing, works-with::logfile
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/logcheck/logtail_1.4.3_all.deb