How to Install and Uninstall mtail Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "mtail" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mtail on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mtail on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 mtail package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mtail
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.0~rc24.1-1ubuntu1
Built-Using: golang-1.10 (= 1.10.4-2ubuntu1), golang-fsnotify (= 1.4.7-2), golang-github-beorn7-perks (= 0.0~git20160804.0.4c0e845-1), golang-github-golang-groupcache (= 0.0~git20171101.84a468c-1), golang-github-google-go-cmp (= 0.2.0-1), golang-github-pkg-errors (= 0.8.1-1), golang-github-prometheus-client-golang (= 0.9.2-0ubuntu2), golang-github-prometheus-client-model (= 0.0.2+git20171117.99fa1f4-1), golang-github-prometheus-common (= 0+git20181119.b36ad28-1), golang-glog (= 0.0~git20160126.23def4e-2), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20190412.9773273-1), golang-goprotobuf (= 1.2.0-1), golang-procfs (= 0+git20181204.1dc9a6c-1), golang-protobuf-extensions (= 1.0.1-1)
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7964
Depends: adduser, daemon, tzdata, init-system-helpers (>= 1.51), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Conflicts: monkeytail
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtail/mtail_3.0.0~rc24.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2254960
MD5sum: f2dbe2e492453b1ea460d111293d6e97
SHA1: 3792368d7ffe79da108ba6f95e19fd968fd3d694
SHA256: 0ce58ac47b7b0c847f95178d728ebde59c89c51ac9b4b111195fa9591938c5d6
Homepage: https://github.com/google/mtail/
Description: Extract monitoring data from logs for collection in a timeseries database
Description-md5: d232cf12d2546c08ee3e00f5bc77df52