How to Install and Uninstall logrotate Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "logrotate" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install logrotate on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall logrotate on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                logrotate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the logrotate package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: logrotate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Göttsche
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 167
Depends: cron | anacron | cron-daemon | systemd-sysv, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Suggests: bsd-mailx | mailx
Filename: pool/main/l/logrotate/logrotate_3.19.0-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 54262
MD5sum: f42c029d618212f9de1ef1c5d8e76831
SHA1: d70e40a515321352c6a2cf2e4331ee9cd6c0dbd0
SHA256: 33c92f05688b9903bef82a7adcbb16098bc8744b8001706c9418c0a5e32ed0d9
SHA512: 56460938dc7fa4d0dcf9e6e8c711ca48e829ea79dba75900cc9e1cb7d88ccad7f4e91420b6162c819dfffee41a66330f5cffc674c60624a61f474c37bfc58a9b
Homepage: https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate
Description: Log rotation utility
Description-md5: bb73169bb75b2b8a2fda1453d214416d
Task: minimal

Package: logrotate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.19.0-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Göttsche
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 171
Depends: cron | anacron | cron-daemon | systemd-sysv, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~)
Suggests: bsd-mailx | mailx
Filename: pool/main/l/logrotate/logrotate_3.19.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 54146
MD5sum: a431553ad91a2ccbc5e5aba0d5c4fedd
SHA1: 75d4f60ad00ce597c58197912a09fe8b7f59aaf0
SHA256: f3d72d73edc00257f79649a0b91415cb2ab68bdd3865d9c517b85c012e82f7a1
SHA512: bac6b8bbfbba960fe75a46310a6b59d23d6a72b0a6db58183723eb766c93d7df954787e8a0a8b3b80b30dd66aed1653bcf5e873113b5ee1fcd369f031257ef94
Homepage: https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate
Description: Log rotation utility
Description-md5: bb73169bb75b2b8a2fda1453d214416d
Task: minimal