How to Install and Uninstall syslog-ng Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the syslog-ng 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 "syslog-ng" package

This tutorial shows how to install syslog-ng on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall syslog-ng on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: syslog-ng
Architecture: all
Version: 3.35.1-1
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 (>= 3.35.1), 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_3.35.1-1_all.deb
Size: 3496
MD5sum: 5aac8a0cb4be72ccd0be12b23e78cbff
SHA1: 646d0140b313124c403612fdbd7a2d8b330a7e6a
SHA256: 382503b73a16bcde0d4ca5bc358817672f0abda8bf6efd112b4493859401f5f8
SHA512: 7202b0b6aef5f81475d8b17f7fbf8390819f06506d29e03f25abe2ea732880643d379e56f482222b445c7ad0a2c2f113d4fcda19bece0910cb5eafab7551c29b
Homepage: https://www.syslog-ng.com/
Description: Enhanced system logging daemon (metapackage)
Description-md5: 2498a80b4edf9c00bf85d5db8c845d60