How To Install rsyslog-mongodb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-mongodb on Debian 12.
What is rsyslog-mongodb
rsyslog-mongodb is:
This plugin allows rsyslog to write syslog messages to MongoDB, a scalable, high-performance, open source NoSQL database.
There are three methods to install rsyslog-mongodb on Debian 12. 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-mongodb 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-mongodb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-mongodb
Install rsyslog-mongodb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-mongodb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsyslog-mongodb
Install rsyslog-mongodb 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-mongodb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-mongodb
How To Uninstall rsyslog-mongodb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rsyslog-mongodb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-mongodb
Uninstall rsyslog-mongodb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsyslog-mongodb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-mongodb
Remove rsyslog-mongodb Configurations and Data
To remove rsyslog-mongodb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-mongodb
Remove rsyslog-mongodb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsyslog-mongodb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog-mongodb
Dependencies
rsyslog-mongodb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-mongodb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
