How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

Please follow the guidance below to install syslog-ng on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall syslog-ng on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: syslog-ng
Architecture: all
Version: 3.13.2-3
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: 41
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.13.2), syslog-ng-mod-sql, syslog-ng-mod-mongodb, syslog-ng-mod-json
Recommends: syslog-ng-mod-journal, syslog-ng-mod-smtp, syslog-ng-mod-amqp, syslog-ng-mod-geoip, 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-snmptrapd-parser, syslog-ng-mod-xml-parser, syslog-ng-mod-extra, syslog-ng-mod-tag-parser
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_3.13.2-3_all.deb
Size: 5368
MD5sum: 912af75fbc7cca239383aa4851e59f17
SHA1: 5e8f6a752bb96248bd5e6d112ab2be498930eec8
SHA256: ea0de62242912daa34af70c1c7aaf10ece7ea4b21c5d3852383e0133255ed2ae
Homepage: http://www.syslog-ng.org/
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
Description-md5: 2498a80b4edf9c00bf85d5db8c845d60