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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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1. Install "syslog-ng-mod-getent" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install syslog-ng-mod-getent on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall syslog-ng-mod-getent on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the syslog-ng-mod-getent package on Kali Linux

Package: syslog-ng-mod-getent
Source: syslog-ng (3.35.1-1)
Version: 3.35.1-1+b2
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), syslog-ng-core (>= 3.35.1-1), sgml-base (>= 1.28), syslog-ng-core (<< 3.35.1-1.1~)
Conflicts: syslog-ng-mod-basicfuncs-plus (<< 0.6.0)
Size: 30244
SHA256: 67a3549afc6afac0f0f106341f4ed96ca9245122bfb559bbffa5c9e367ea8a9c
SHA1: 2ff76d9af5da7740f0cebf1a588985368bc4488a
MD5sum: 8fa7ac8eb07cf5cbc81b9db2881278ee
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (getent plugin)
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 provides getent module which allows querying the Name Service
Switch library to convert UIDs to names, protocol names to port number and
much more.
Description-md5: a96e0939fa2be3416c7cd3ce9ad72ee6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Section: admin
Priority: extra
Filename: pool/main/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng-mod-getent_3.35.1-1+b2_amd64.deb