How To Install cronolog on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cronolog

cronolog is:

A simple program that reads log messages from its input and writes them to a set of output files, the names of which are constructed using template and the current date and time. The template uses the same format specifiers as the Unix date command (which are the same as the standard C strftime library function).

It intended to be used in conjunction with a Web server, such as Apache, to split the access log into daily or monthly logs:

TransferLog “|/usr/bin/cronolog /var/log/apache/%Y/access.%Y.%m.%d.log”

A cronosplit script is also included, to convert existing traditionally-rotated logs into this rotation format.

There are three methods to install cronolog 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 cronolog Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cronolog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cronolog

Install cronolog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cronolog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cronolog

Install cronolog 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 cronolog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cronolog

How To Uninstall cronolog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cronolog

Uninstall cronolog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cronolog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cronolog

Remove cronolog Configurations and Data

To remove cronolog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cronolog

Remove cronolog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cronolog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cronolog

Dependencies

cronolog have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• cronolog website

Summary

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