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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng-mod-smtp" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                syslog-ng-mod-smtp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "syslog-ng-mod-smtp" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall syslog-ng-mod-smtp on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                syslog-ng-mod-smtp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the syslog-ng-mod-smtp package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: syslog-ng-mod-smtp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.27.1-3build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: syslog-ng
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: syslog-ng maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libesmtp6, syslog-ng-core (>= 3.27.1-3build1), syslog-ng-core (<< 3.27.1-3build1.1~)
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng-mod-smtp_3.27.1-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 18124
MD5sum: 5037782c9fdf709677cbab8a4597f397
SHA1: 17a5f1446296e331cae26ad84868dd3354fce850
SHA256: 2d0218e4aeb242ae447cbd7b7b43a9b415245e2ef514717e281916a3758277ee
SHA512: 23f16c87d71663520b1d40152dbfb984c653fef9996ebaaccaf12f8d2be9cc0b4091564c7b46f61bfa4c80b53c27e34e0603d97f8a48aeeaca313e4dc00e29b8
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Description-en: Enhanced system logging daemon (SMTP plugin)
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 provides the SMTP destination plugin, which allows one
to send email messages from within syslog-ng itself.
Description-md5: 9af74848d647397723c357915eabd0ab