How To Install pflogsumm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pflogsumm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pflogsumm
pflogsumm is:
pflogsumm is designed to provide an over-view of postfix activity, with just enough detail to give the administrator a “heads up” for potential trouble spots.
There are three methods to install pflogsumm 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 pflogsumm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pflogsumm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pflogsumm
Install pflogsumm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pflogsumm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pflogsumm
Install pflogsumm 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 pflogsumm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pflogsumm
How To Uninstall pflogsumm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pflogsumm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pflogsumm
Uninstall pflogsumm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pflogsumm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pflogsumm
Remove pflogsumm Configurations and Data
To remove pflogsumm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pflogsumm
Remove pflogsumm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pflogsumm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pflogsumm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pflogsumm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
