How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install syslog-ng on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall syslog-ng on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: syslog-ng
Architecture: all
Version: 3.27.1-3build1
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: 46
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.27.1), 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
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_3.27.1-3build1_all.deb
Size: 5388
MD5sum: 86027dac24f3392b7650c6577685845b
SHA1: 85c629c4b74f8eb9ba966eca4a1cb2014fe9d768
SHA256: ebebbf9abe06df38c7a65a8905d3f7eeb790f30a289768dbb8443788b1af4846
SHA512: ea75a9a0de5150b47a0f5e47efb548638deac7edc15699246339463686798cecf44f54d73103dc50bd485b78d2c617dd673b85f3bc60f5a0e2d6696bd015df3f
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Description-en: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input
and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, message queues,
databases (SQL and NoSQL alike) and more.
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Key features:
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* receive and send RFC3164 and RFC5424 style syslog messages
* work with any kind of unstructured data
* receive and send JSON formatted messages
* classify and structure logs with builtin parsers (csv-parser(),
db-parser(), etc.)
* normalize, crunch and process logs as they flow through the system
* hand on messages for further processing using message queues (like
AMQP), files or databases (like PostgreSQL or MongoDB).
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This package is a metapackage, depending on the rest of syslog-ng,
including all available plugins. It can be safely removed, if only
parts of syslog-ng need to be installed.
Description-md5: 2498a80b4edf9c00bf85d5db8c845d60