How To Install gosa-plugin-rsyslog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-rsyslog on Ubuntu 18.04. gosa-plugin-rsyslog is rsyslog plugin for GOsa²

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-rsyslog on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gosa-plugin-rsyslog

gosa-plugin-rsyslog is:

Syslog and GOsa logging plugin.

GOsa² is a combination of system-administrator and end-user web interface, designed to handle LDAP based setups.

There are three methods to install gosa-plugin-rsyslog on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gosa-plugin-rsyslog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gosa-plugin-rsyslog

Install gosa-plugin-rsyslog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gosa-plugin-rsyslog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gosa-plugin-rsyslog

Install gosa-plugin-rsyslog 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gosa-plugin-rsyslog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gosa-plugin-rsyslog

How To Uninstall gosa-plugin-rsyslog on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gosa-plugin-rsyslog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gosa-plugin-rsyslog

Uninstall gosa-plugin-rsyslog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gosa-plugin-rsyslog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gosa-plugin-rsyslog

Remove gosa-plugin-rsyslog Configurations and Data

To remove gosa-plugin-rsyslog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gosa-plugin-rsyslog

Remove gosa-plugin-rsyslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gosa-plugin-rsyslog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gosa-plugin-rsyslog

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gosa-plugin-rsyslog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.