How To Install inetutils-syslogd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-syslogd on Debian 11.
What is inetutils-syslogd
inetutils-syslogd is:
The syslog daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages received from programs and facilities on the local host as well as from remote hosts.
There are three methods to install inetutils-syslogd on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install inetutils-syslogd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-syslogd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-syslogd
Install inetutils-syslogd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-syslogd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inetutils-syslogd
Install inetutils-syslogd 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 inetutils-syslogd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inetutils-syslogd
How To Uninstall inetutils-syslogd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the inetutils-syslogd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inetutils-syslogd
Uninstall inetutils-syslogd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inetutils-syslogd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inetutils-syslogd
Remove inetutils-syslogd Configurations and Data
To remove inetutils-syslogd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inetutils-syslogd
Remove inetutils-syslogd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inetutils-syslogd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inetutils-syslogd
Dependencies
inetutils-syslogd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-syslogd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.