How to Install and Uninstall logtail Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the logtail on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "logtail" package

This tutorial shows how to install logtail on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall logtail on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                logtail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the logtail package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: logtail
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.23
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: logcheck
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian logcheck Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 86
Depends: perl (>= 5.8.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/logcheck/logtail_1.3.23_all.deb
Size: 14436
MD5sum: 866106e93842fc8f4ef4aaaa217964d7
SHA1: ab55ceb9c0e23d5a4c8950897f1c4070bf1ce59e
SHA256: 95c37e81c8b25f209e59aee171d65589438a4c39e1529c88202fcb02519f1b01
SHA512: 68ade63d763c0fca13ae0956d9b72d7a125689811b46426eb83c387ce29e3950a1c7da82c5939d9aafc157f3fbc162a8c92adbfc73190e9070710dd753bd4284
Description: Print log file lines that have not been read
Description-md5: d3d40f9e26c6029e962576fe56693f04