How to Install and Uninstall flog Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "flog" package

This guide let you learn how to install flog on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall flog on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: flog
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Berg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/flog/flog_1.8-3_amd64.deb
Size: 7460
MD5sum: def7c83d98e780c5c3d5d2de847ce5ef
SHA1: 0666ddc491b5f06d61419b3f45bd43663fbfa959
SHA256: 983c0c16c01e2fc339ccac09b531d70f94b7ccc02fd14504793c81282ac839cf
Description-en: dump STDIN to file and reopen on SIGHUP
flog (file logger) reads input from STDIN and writes to a file. When a SIGHUP
is received, the file will be reopened, allowing for log rotation.
Description-md5: 8f76104061af70bd94790937629bd8a5
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu