How To Install mergelog on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mergelog on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 mergelog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mergelog
How To Uninstall mergelog on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mergelog
Remove mergelog Configurations and Data
To remove mergelog configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mergelog package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.