How to Install and Uninstall rsyslog-kafka Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rsyslog-kafka 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 "rsyslog-kafka" package

This is a short guide on how to install rsyslog-kafka on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "rsyslog-kafka" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall rsyslog-kafka on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rsyslog-kafka package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: rsyslog-kafka
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2
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: 130
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), librdkafka1 (>= 1.5.0), rsyslog (= 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rsyslog/rsyslog-kafka_8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 27092
MD5sum: 1474775a91e9d0e0fdde6ed42ca5adab
SHA1: 2b758d037b39b52faf5c9d01b0b55b5a88377bfd
SHA256: 034ac44923ed056c8bbf51905688b6a809906164cac14b8c4ae68f23e987f8ae
SHA512: c70db650e3e625192cf386b305a9cab6dbcdf136a7b94dcf36e2cef9a0c68c121e020f78abc1297fe9cd35bc59950a79b43c7360a93ffa74b654834e6c5243b1
Homepage: https://www.rsyslog.com/
Description: Apache Kafka support for rsyslog
Description-md5: 859920336ebf2f34ddfcd5786e12aede

Package: rsyslog-kafka
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2
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: 130
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), librdkafka1 (>= 1.5.0), rsyslog (= 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rsyslog/rsyslog-kafka_8.2112.0-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 27092
MD5sum: ae6ff16530b350c617ff3187c00e6672
SHA1: 74efd487ced093103325dffe9347ef9a14091503
SHA256: 938ee4d2fcc5d8bc4d28d10b6a25ac2afe13c2321b9dbf47a9fe6892b74019f2
SHA512: be9c28cd5fb0dfbb447cb18c3e62f85131eef1104fcac3bcd2c57a702f66116f13c456f885ab705fd5b41d59ee744fc302fe1dac1456a133966db68fcd9b50d8
Homepage: https://www.rsyslog.com/
Description: Apache Kafka support for rsyslog
Description-md5: 859920336ebf2f34ddfcd5786e12aede