How To Install rsyslog-gssapi on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-gssapi on Debian 10.
What is rsyslog-gssapi
rsyslog-gssapi is:
These plugins allow rsyslog to write and/or receive GSSAPI authenticated and encrypted syslog messages. GSSAPI is commonly used for Kerberos authentication.
There are three methods to install rsyslog-gssapi 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-gssapi 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-gssapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-gssapi
Install rsyslog-gssapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-gssapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsyslog-gssapi
Install rsyslog-gssapi 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-gssapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-gssapi
How To Uninstall rsyslog-gssapi on Debian 10
To uninstall only the rsyslog-gssapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-gssapi
Uninstall rsyslog-gssapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsyslog-gssapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-gssapi
Remove rsyslog-gssapi Configurations and Data
To remove rsyslog-gssapi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-gssapi
Remove rsyslog-gssapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsyslog-gssapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog-gssapi
Dependencies
rsyslog-gssapi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-gssapi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.