How To Install bootlogd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bootlogd on Debian 11.
What is bootlogd
bootlogd is:
bootlogd logs all messages printed to the system console during system boot, and records those messages to a logfile.
Note that not all init systems print messages to the system console, so that the logfile may remain empty; this is the case with systemd (the default init system). Try “journalctl -b” instead.
There are three methods to install bootlogd on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bootlogd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bootlogd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bootlogd
Install bootlogd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bootlogd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bootlogd
Install bootlogd 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 bootlogd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bootlogd
How To Uninstall bootlogd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the bootlogd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bootlogd
Uninstall bootlogd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bootlogd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bootlogd
Remove bootlogd Configurations and Data
To remove bootlogd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bootlogd
Remove bootlogd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bootlogd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bootlogd
Dependencies
bootlogd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bootlogd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
