How To Install eventlog on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog in Fedora 36. eventlog is Syslog-ng v2/v3 support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog on Fedora 36.

What is eventlog

The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages. EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record. The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file. This package is the runtime part of the library.

We can use yum or dnf to install eventlog on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install eventlog.

Install eventlog on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install eventlog using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install eventlog

Install eventlog on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install eventlog using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install eventlog

How To Uninstall eventlog on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the eventlog package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove eventlog

eventlog Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2/dbf584c0064de0f1afa213a9fb0ea186b0646a
/usr/lib/libevtlog.so.0
/usr/lib/libevtlog.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/eventlog
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/README

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).


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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog on Fedora 36.

What is eventlog

The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages. EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record. The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file. This package is the runtime part of the library.

We can use yum or dnf to install eventlog on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install eventlog.

Install eventlog on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install eventlog using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install eventlog

Install eventlog on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install eventlog using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install eventlog

How To Uninstall eventlog on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the eventlog package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove eventlog

eventlog Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1a
/usr/lib/.build-id/1a/6a61c3d3723ee7d8794907cf0ad4af9b24614c
/usr/lib64/libevtlog.so.0
/usr/lib64/libevtlog.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/eventlog
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/eventlog/README

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).