How To Install rsyslog on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog on Debian 10.
What is rsyslog
rsyslog is:
Rsyslog is a multi-threaded implementation of syslogd (a system utility providing support for message logging), with features that include:
- reliable syslog over TCP, SSL/TLS and RELP
- on-demand disk buffering
- email alerting
- writing to MySQL or PostgreSQL databases (via separate output plugins)
- permitted sender lists
- filtering on any part of the syslog message
- on-the-wire message compression
- fine-grained output format control
- failover to backup destinations
- enterprise-class encrypted syslog relaying
It is the default syslogd on Debian systems.
There are three methods to install rsyslog on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog
Install rsyslog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsyslog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsyslog
Install rsyslog 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rsyslog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog
How To Uninstall rsyslog on Debian 10
To uninstall only the rsyslog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsyslog
Uninstall rsyslog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsyslog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog
Remove rsyslog Configurations and Data
To remove rsyslog configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog
Remove rsyslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsyslog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog
Dependencies
rsyslog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
