How to Install and Uninstall rsyslog-kafka Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "rsyslog-kafka" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rsyslog-kafka" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rsyslog-kafka on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsyslog-kafka package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: rsyslog-kafka
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.2001.0-1ubuntu1.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: rsyslog
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Biebl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 128
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), librdkafka1 (>= 0.9.4), rsyslog (= 8.2001.0-1ubuntu1.3)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rsyslog/rsyslog-kafka_8.2001.0-1ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 24776
MD5sum: b2ddb89739d9761b23e305d13ec9fb10
SHA1: 0c3f5ef9a33dc1ee5bb58277d654bdb94f38c947
SHA256: 9b08d5f2c691742f72bf69ba86bfc1df370045094e0081dd6b85ceb0bac4d748
SHA512: 60dc6b00db72aad4fb88840430b4c56bfcbd23f963558f4c22b0a01ac0fb5763e3a0b19cb334ca9b8572e628bbae53d65c331effb2b8fdc5d1e787d280c27598
Homepage: http://www.rsyslog.com/
Description: Apache Kafka support for rsyslog
Description-md5: 859920336ebf2f34ddfcd5786e12aede

Package: rsyslog-kafka
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.2001.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: rsyslog
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Biebl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 128
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), librdkafka1 (>= 0.9.4), rsyslog (= 8.2001.0-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rsyslog/rsyslog-kafka_8.2001.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 24772
MD5sum: 8991f2b85b199ba3457825952450127b
SHA1: ec489f2c4816c5b7d010c0ecd8a870a9a69e55d2
SHA256: 1b19237b47cc5eed3fcd6fb0b0f7eaee4c02fc1eb543efdd891d3260c4537ce6
Homepage: http://www.rsyslog.com/
Description: Apache Kafka support for rsyslog
Description-md5: 859920336ebf2f34ddfcd5786e12aede