How To Install python-netsyslog on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-netsyslog on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-netsyslog is Python Modules for emitting and receiving syslog events

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsyslog on Debian 10.

What is python-netsyslog

python-netsyslog is:

Construct or parse syslog messages for transport over UDP and TCP. Unlike other syslog modules it allows you to set the metadata (e.g. time, host name, program name, etc.) yourself, giving you full control over the contents of the packets that it creates.

The parsing/collector functionality aims to support RFC3164 (the traditional message format) and RFC6587 (transport over TCP).

There are three methods to install python-netsyslog on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-netsyslog Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-netsyslog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-netsyslog

Install python-netsyslog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-netsyslog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-netsyslog

Install python-netsyslog 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 python-netsyslog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-netsyslog

How To Uninstall python-netsyslog on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-netsyslog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-netsyslog

Uninstall python-netsyslog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-netsyslog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netsyslog

Remove python-netsyslog Configurations and Data

To remove python-netsyslog configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-netsyslog

Remove python-netsyslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-netsyslog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netsyslog

Dependencies

python-netsyslog have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsyslog package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.