How To Install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-gnutls in AlmaLinux 8. rsyslog-gnutls is TLS protocol support for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rsyslog-gnutls

The rsyslog-gnutls package contains the rsyslog plugins that provide the ability to send and receive syslog messages via TCP or RELP using TLS encryption. For details refer to rsyslog doc on imtcp and omfwd modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rsyslog-gnutls.

Install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rsyslog-gnutls using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-gnutls

Install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rsyslog-gnutls

How To Uninstall rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rsyslog-gnutls

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-gnutls on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.