How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 10,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install syslog-ng on Kali Linux


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall syslog-ng on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: syslog-ng
Version: 4.3.1-2
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 4.3.1), 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
Size: 13260
SHA256: 7773df3b27f5bc9da08c306df8b6ab28e7c8d145ed7247a4793f876cf5c6fd69
SHA1: a2ab9c66874d8f04aed0425bd41beb1e6503ef19
MD5sum: 698e28f46110f4231eac2b7e7d5cebc8
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input
and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, message queues,
databases (SQL and NoSQL alike) and more.
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Key features:
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* receive and send RFC3164 and RFC5424 style syslog messages
* work with any kind of unstructured data
* receive and send JSON formatted messages
* classify and structure logs with builtin parsers (csv-parser(),
db-parser(), etc.)
* normalize, crunch and process logs as they flow through the system
* hand on messages for further processing using message queues (like
AMQP), files or databases (like PostgreSQL or MongoDB).
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This package is a metapackage, depending on the rest of syslog-ng,
including all available plugins. It can be safely removed, if only
parts of syslog-ng need to be installed.
Description-md5:
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_4.3.1-2_all.deb