How To Install rsyslog-pgsql on Debian 10

Learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql on Debian 10 with this tutorial. rsyslog-pgsql is PostgreSQL output plugin for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql on Debian 10.

What is rsyslog-pgsql

rsyslog-pgsql is:

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

There are three methods to install rsyslog-pgsql 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 rsyslog-pgsql 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-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-pgsql

Install rsyslog-pgsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsyslog-pgsql

Install rsyslog-pgsql 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 rsyslog-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-pgsql

How To Uninstall rsyslog-pgsql on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-pgsql

Uninstall rsyslog-pgsql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-pgsql

Remove rsyslog-pgsql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-pgsql

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

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

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

Dependencies

rsyslog-pgsql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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