How To Install pd-syslog on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pd-syslog on Kali Linux.

What is pd-syslog

pd-syslog is:

[syslog] takes care of sending arbitrary messages from Pure Data to syslog, tagged with a syslog level you feel appropriate. As such, [syslog] is a replacement for the normal [print] object.

There are three methods to install pd-syslog 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 pd-syslog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pd-syslog

Install pd-syslog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pd-syslog

Install pd-syslog 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 pd-syslog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pd-syslog

How To Uninstall pd-syslog on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pd-syslog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pd-syslog

Uninstall pd-syslog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pd-syslog

Remove pd-syslog Configurations and Data

To remove pd-syslog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pd-syslog

Remove pd-syslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pd-syslog

Dependencies

pd-syslog have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• puredata

References

• pd-syslog website

Summary

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