How To Install console-log on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-log
on Debian 9.
What is console-log
console-log is:
console-log keeps logfile pagers open on virtual consoles. The default configuration puts exim’s mainlog on tty8, and the syslog on tty9, in a less process. It can also make sure that this console is visible automatically after system boot so that a crashed system at least leaves the syslog readable on the console before reset. Using a pager makes searching, tagging and highlighting possible.
There are three methods to install console-log
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install console-log Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install console-log
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install console-log
Install console-log Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install console-log
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install console-log
Install console-log 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 console-log
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install console-log
How To Uninstall console-log on Debian 9
To uninstall only the console-log
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove console-log
Uninstall console-log And Its Dependencies
To uninstall console-log
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove console-log
Remove console-log Configurations and Data
To remove console-log
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge console-log
Remove console-log configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove console-log
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge console-log
Dependencies
console-log have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-log
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.