How To Install rsyslog-kafka on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-kafka on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-kafka package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
