How To Install bootlogd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bootlogd on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 bootlogd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bootlogd

How To Uninstall bootlogd on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bootlogd

Remove bootlogd Configurations and Data

To remove bootlogd configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• lsb-base
• libc6

References

• bootlogd website

Summary

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