How To Install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8. rsyslog-relp is RELP protocol support for rsyslog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `rsyslog-relp`

The rsyslog-relp package contains the rsyslog plugins that provide the ability to receive syslog messages via the reliable RELP protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rsyslog-relp.

Install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rsyslog-relp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-relp

Install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rsyslog-relp

How To Uninstall rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rsyslog-relp

rsyslog-relp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/ec35476f82147edec16310d9b830351d2ba6f2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/90af6a978440e73fe3457500802b66d80ed702
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/imrelp.so
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/omrelp.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/93a4f85318399fffedd5abe56e2f11424da442
/usr/lib/.build-id/92
/usr/lib/.build-id/92/bfe1d9342bc978354b5a7a40682c18df0becd5
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/imrelp.so
/usr/lib64/rsyslog/omrelp.so

References

rsyslog-relp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-relp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.