Complete Guide: Installing bootlogd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "bootlogd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install bootlogd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall bootlogd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bootlogd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bootlogd package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bootlogd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 95
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: sysvinit
Version: 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2
Replaces: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-17), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-17)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-17), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-17)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sysvinit/bootlogd_2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 15076
MD5sum: ef1efc6ef89613a2d2b0a6eb085ccee9
SHA1: 97a0e2bfc2d635fec7dd36a93cf35e0cfad43771
SHA256: c6e3530ce3cfaacb417e1e15efe1c7d36e60e4b921701ec3d17b969dbd54afde
Description-en: daemon to log boot messages
bootlogd logs all messages printed to the system console during system boot,
and records those messages to a logfile.
Description-md5: 7c2c02deebf035058f706d364d3a86dc
Homepage: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu