How To Install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7.
What is rsyslog-kafka
The rsyslog-kafka package provides module for Apache Kafka output.
We can use yum or dnf to install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rsyslog-kafka.
Install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install rsyslog-kafka using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rsyslog-kafka
Install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install rsyslog-kafka using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-kafka
How To Uninstall rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the rsyslog-kafka package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rsyslog-kafka
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-kafka on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
