How To Install cros-logging on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-logging on CentOS 8. cros-logging is Journald config for Chromium OS integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-logging on CentOS 8.

What is cros-logging

This package installs configuration for logging integration with Chrome OS so e.g. filing feedback reports can collect error logs from within the container.

We can use yum or dnf to install cros-logging on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cros-logging.

Install cros-logging on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cros-logging using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cros-logging

Install cros-logging on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install cros-logging

How To Uninstall cros-logging on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the cros-logging package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cros-logging

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-logging on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.