How To Install python-logsparser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-logsparser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-logsparser
python-logsparser is:
Pylogsparser is a library that can be used to parse log lines and extract various metadata out of them according to known log formats. The library is shipped with several default log formats, such as Syslog, Apache, sshd and many others. It is also possible to define and use your own log formats with the library, as XML definition files.
There are three methods to install python-logsparser 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 python-logsparser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-logsparser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-logsparser
Install python-logsparser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-logsparser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-logsparser
Install python-logsparser 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 python-logsparser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-logsparser
How To Uninstall python-logsparser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-logsparser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-logsparser
Uninstall python-logsparser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-logsparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-logsparser
Remove python-logsparser Configurations and Data
To remove python-logsparser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-logsparser
Remove python-logsparser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-logsparser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-logsparser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-logsparser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
