How To Install flog on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flog on Debian 9.
What is flog
flog is:
flog (file logger) reads input from STDIN and writes to a file. When a SIGHUP is received, the file will be reopened, allowing for log rotation.
There are three methods to install flog 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 flog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flog
Install flog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flog
Install flog 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 flog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flog
How To Uninstall flog on Debian 9
To uninstall only the flog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flog
Uninstall flog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flog
Remove flog Configurations and Data
To remove flog configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flog
Remove flog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flog
Dependencies
flog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flog package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.