How To Install mergelog on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mergelog on Kali Linux. mergelog is utility that merges httpd log files by date

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mergelog on Kali Linux.

What is mergelog

mergelog is:

A small and fast C program which merges and sorts http log files in ‘Common Log Format’ from web servers behind round-robin DNS. It has been designed to easily manage huge log files from highly stressed servers.

There are three methods to install mergelog on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mergelog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mergelog

Install mergelog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mergelog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mergelog

Install mergelog Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mergelog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mergelog

How To Uninstall mergelog on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mergelog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mergelog

Uninstall mergelog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mergelog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mergelog

Remove mergelog Configurations and Data

To remove mergelog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mergelog

Remove mergelog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mergelog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mergelog

Dependencies

mergelog have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mergelog package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.