How To Install rsyslog-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-mysql on Kali Linux. rsyslog-mysql is MySQL output plugin for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is rsyslog-mysql

rsyslog-mysql is:

This plugin allows rsyslog to write syslog messages into a MySQL database.

There are three methods to install rsyslog-mysql on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rsyslog-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-mysql

Install rsyslog-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsyslog-mysql

Install rsyslog-mysql Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-mysql

How To Uninstall rsyslog-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rsyslog-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-mysql

Uninstall rsyslog-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rsyslog-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-mysql

Remove rsyslog-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove rsyslog-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-mysql

Remove rsyslog-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog-mysql

Dependencies

rsyslog-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.