How To Install rsyslog-kafka on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rsyslog-kafka

rsyslog-kafka is:

These plugins allow rsyslog to send and receive syslog messages via Apache Kafka, a distributed and scalable message broker offering strong durability and fault-tolerance guarantees.

There are three methods to install rsyslog-kafka 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-kafka 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-kafka using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-kafka

Install rsyslog-kafka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsyslog-kafka

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

sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-kafka

How To Uninstall rsyslog-kafka on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-kafka

Uninstall rsyslog-kafka And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-kafka

Remove rsyslog-kafka Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-kafka

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

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

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

Dependencies

rsyslog-kafka have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• librdkafka1
• rsyslog

References

• rsyslog-kafka website

Summary

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