How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "syslog-ng" package

This is a short guide on how to install syslog-ng on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall syslog-ng on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: syslog-ng
Architecture: all
Version: 3.28.1-2build3
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: 40
Depends: syslog-ng-core (>= 3.28.1), 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, syslog-ng-mod-slog
Filename: pool/universe/s/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_3.28.1-2build3_all.deb
Size: 3716
MD5sum: c2511d8ec3cbf8c47a9fbde6089803e3
SHA1: 56122cc8fefbc615e115d00b704d94c27acdfaf4
SHA256: 88275483f093ac0e08db16fa834735f948f0ce6a0743b187e5e57cdf8bc19a81
SHA512: c92134ba6b0b2ba7ac3fb0a4dd6f6cfd3bdcd0534ecc0169d56d374f3409d56bbad84f7cfb7fb40a4bcdaeb3312318f47e88b64c47573a3da51cc52ab69e09ca
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