How To Install epylog on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epylog on Debian 9.
What is epylog
epylog is:
This is a syslog parser which runs periodically, looks at your logs, processes some of the entries in order to present them in a more comprehensible format, and then mails you the output.
There are three methods to install epylog 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 epylog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install epylog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install epylog
Install epylog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install epylog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install epylog
Install epylog 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 epylog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install epylog
How To Uninstall epylog on Debian 9
To uninstall only the epylog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove epylog
Uninstall epylog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall epylog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove epylog
Remove epylog Configurations and Data
To remove epylog configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge epylog
Remove epylog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove epylog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epylog
Dependencies
epylog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epylog package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.