How To Install libgrok-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrok-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrok-dev
libgrok-dev is:
Development files for the grok pattern matcher
Grok is simple software that allows you to easily parse logs and other files. With grok, you can turn unstructured log and event data into structured data.
There are three methods to install libgrok-dev 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 libgrok-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrok-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrok-dev
Install libgrok-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrok-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrok-dev
Install libgrok-dev 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 libgrok-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrok-dev
How To Uninstall libgrok-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrok-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrok-dev
Uninstall libgrok-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrok-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrok-dev
Remove libgrok-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgrok-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrok-dev
Remove libgrok-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrok-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrok-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrok-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
