How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install syslog-ng on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall syslog-ng on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: syslog-ng
Architecture: all
Version: 3.35.1-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 40
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.35.1), 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
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_3.35.1-1_all.deb
Size: 3496
MD5sum: 5aac8a0cb4be72ccd0be12b23e78cbff
SHA1: 646d0140b313124c403612fdbd7a2d8b330a7e6a
SHA256: 382503b73a16bcde0d4ca5bc358817672f0abda8bf6efd112b4493859401f5f8
SHA512: 7202b0b6aef5f81475d8b17f7fbf8390819f06506d29e03f25abe2ea732880643d379e56f482222b445c7ad0a2c2f113d4fcda19bece0910cb5eafab7551c29b
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
Description-md5: 2498a80b4edf9c00bf85d5db8c845d60