How To Install journal-brief on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install journal-brief on Debian 12.
What is journal-brief
journal-brief is:
This program can be used to show entries from the systemd journal with configurable, flexible filters. Cursor files are used to keep information about when journal-brief was run for the last time and starts from there. journal-brief can output to stdout or send via SMTP.
journal-brief can, for example, be used to send out e-mail after a systemd timer was run, imitating cron’s behavior.
There are three methods to install journal-brief on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install journal-brief Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install journal-brief using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install journal-brief
Install journal-brief Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install journal-brief using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install journal-brief
Install journal-brief Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install journal-brief using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install journal-brief
How To Uninstall journal-brief on Debian 12
To uninstall only the journal-brief package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove journal-brief
Uninstall journal-brief And Its Dependencies
To uninstall journal-brief and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove journal-brief
Remove journal-brief Configurations and Data
To remove journal-brief configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge journal-brief
Remove journal-brief configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove journal-brief configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge journal-brief
Dependencies
journal-brief have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install journal-brief package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
