How to Install and Uninstall rsyslog-kafka Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "rsyslog-kafka" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rsyslog-kafka on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rsyslog-kafka
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rsyslog-kafka" package

Learn how to uninstall rsyslog-kafka on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rsyslog-kafka
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsyslog-kafka package on Kali Linux

Package: rsyslog-kafka
Source: rsyslog
Version: 8.2402.0-1
Installed-Size: 378
Maintainer: Michael Biebl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), librdkafka1 (>= 1.5.0), rsyslog (= 8.2402.0-1)
Size: 298540
SHA256: 991f9fc8fd650bf2df0dc39d437e25175a7b65cceeaa0c4138afdf21f9154ca5
SHA1: 221f03314e55f145703519b97823531925268a35
MD5sum: 0a530bf2c4dcc5b9a49e70c966fe8499
Description: Apache Kafka support for rsyslog
These plugins allow rsyslog to send and receive syslog messages via Apache
Kafka, a distributed and scalable message broker offering strong durability
and fault-tolerance guarantees.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.rsyslog.com/
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rsyslog/rsyslog-kafka_8.2402.0-1_amd64.deb