How To Install libgrok1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrok1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrok1
libgrok1 is:
The grok library provides the pattern matching features of grok in your own tools. There are currently C and Ruby APIs.
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 libgrok1 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 libgrok1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrok1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrok1
Install libgrok1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrok1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrok1
Install libgrok1 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 libgrok1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrok1
How To Uninstall libgrok1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrok1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrok1
Uninstall libgrok1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrok1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrok1
Remove libgrok1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgrok1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrok1
Remove libgrok1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrok1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrok1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrok1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
