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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "logtail" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install logtail on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall logtail on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: logtail
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.17ubuntu0.1
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: 85
Depends: perl (>= 5.8.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/logcheck/logtail_1.3.17ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 14180
MD5sum: 07e47e857566f09eb5d0f8be7ac70824
SHA1: 98832b4bda0f6213b78430be658c457734142c33
SHA256: b5d6956968b671b412d47a06c0f9560dab0617e224945ef650f64a7d1a84f7b9
SHA512: 9e105a61f798c232daf98c728d995263b735b24e13aa86b6f7d2c07fbd0d844438e102c2321ac75ffacae383323d4bed12c4585cecf7a80fb75332e9a9774e5b
Homepage: http://www.logcheck.org/
Description-en: Print log file lines that have not been read
This program will read in a standard text file and create an
offset marker when it reads the end. The offset marker is read
the next time logtail is run and the text file pointer is moved
to the offset location. This allows logtail to read in the next
lines of data following the marker. This is good for marking log
files for automatic log file checkers to monitor system events.
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The package also provides logtail2, which better deals with rotated log
files: If logtail2 finds that the inode of the file was changed, it assumes
that the log has been rotated, and tries to find the file it was rotated to
using heuristic plugins. If it finds the file, it will print the remainder of
the file starting at the offset saved to the offset file. If a file with the
correct inode was not found, logtail2 will only print the new file in its
entirety before writing a new offset file.
Description-md5: d3d40f9e26c6029e962576fe56693f04
Supported: 5y

Package: logtail
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian logcheck Team
Architecture: all
Source: logcheck
Version: 1.3.17
Depends: perl (>= 5.8.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/logcheck/logtail_1.3.17_all.deb
Size: 14824
MD5sum: 602777e26c493c8b92c1f151c94306ef
SHA1: b9524619b11a56fd3c8249edf1d8d1beda14a6bc
SHA256: c0d9abce785de68d648e93ff2f0c765ceea15f71ab9dae27df866afeb5a8d7e5
Description-en: Print log file lines that have not been read
This program will read in a standard text file and create an
offset marker when it reads the end. The offset marker is read
the next time logtail is run and the text file pointer is moved
to the offset location. This allows logtail to read in the next
lines of data following the marker. This is good for marking log
files for automatic log file checkers to monitor system events.
.
The package also provides logtail2, which better deals with rotated log
files: If logtail2 finds that the inode of the file was changed, it assumes
that the log has been rotated, and tries to find the file it was rotated to
using heuristic plugins. If it finds the file, it will print the remainder of
the file starting at the offset saved to the offset file. If a file with the
correct inode was not found, logtail2 will only print the new file in its
entirety before writing a new offset file.
Description-md5: d3d40f9e26c6029e962576fe56693f04
Homepage: http://www.logcheck.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y