How To Install rsyslog-czmq on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-czmq on Kali Linux. rsyslog-czmq is ZeroMQ protocol support for rsyslog via CZMQ

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-czmq on Kali Linux.

What is rsyslog-czmq

rsyslog-czmq is:

These plugins allows rsyslog to send and receive ZeroMQ syslog messages via the CZMQ library.

There are three methods to install rsyslog-czmq 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 rsyslog-czmq Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-czmq

Install rsyslog-czmq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsyslog-czmq

Install rsyslog-czmq 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 rsyslog-czmq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-czmq

How To Uninstall rsyslog-czmq on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rsyslog-czmq package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-czmq

Uninstall rsyslog-czmq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-czmq

Remove rsyslog-czmq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-czmq

Remove rsyslog-czmq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog-czmq

Dependencies

rsyslog-czmq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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