How To Install eventlog-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog-static on CentOS 7. eventlog-static is Syslog-ng v2/v3 support static library files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog-static on CentOS 7.

What is eventlog-static

The EventLog library aims to be a replacement of the simple syslog() API provided on UNIX systems. The major difference between EventLog and syslog is that EventLog tries to add structure to messages. EventLog provides an interface to build, format and output an event record. The exact format and output method can be customized by the administrator via a configuration file. This package contains the static library files.

We can use yum or dnf to install eventlog-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install eventlog-static.

Install eventlog-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install eventlog-static

Install eventlog-static on CentOS 7 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 eventlog-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install eventlog-static

How To Uninstall eventlog-static on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the eventlog-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove eventlog-static

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install eventlog-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.