How To Install rsyslog-pgsql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql on Kali Linux.
What is rsyslog-pgsql
rsyslog-pgsql is:
This plugin allows rsyslog to write syslog messages into a PostgreSQL database.
There are three methods to install rsyslog-pgsql 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-pgsql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsyslog-pgsqlInstall rsyslog-pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-pgsql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsyslog-pgsqlInstall rsyslog-pgsql 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rsyslog-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsyslog-pgsqlHow To Uninstall rsyslog-pgsql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rsyslog-pgsql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsyslog-pgsqlUninstall rsyslog-pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsyslog-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsyslog-pgsqlRemove rsyslog-pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove rsyslog-pgsql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsyslog-pgsqlRemove rsyslog-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsyslog-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsyslog-pgsqlDependencies
rsyslog-pgsql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-pgsql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
