How To Install logtool on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install logtool on Debian 10.
What is logtool
logtool is:
logtool is a syslog-style logfile parser and report-generator, capable of producing ANSI, ASCII, CSV (for spreadsheets), HTML or just raw output.
It’s very handy in generating nightly reports and in online monitoring of logfile activity.
There are three methods to install logtool 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 logtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install logtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install logtool
Install logtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install logtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install logtool
Install logtool 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 logtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install logtool
How To Uninstall logtool on Debian 10
To uninstall only the logtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove logtool
Uninstall logtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall logtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove logtool
Remove logtool Configurations and Data
To remove logtool configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge logtool
Remove logtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove logtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge logtool
Dependencies
logtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install logtool package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
