How To Install ruby-syslog-logger on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-syslog-logger on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-syslog-logger
ruby-syslog-logger is:
Logger::Syslog is a Logger replacement that logs to syslog. It is almost drop-in with a few caveats. Add Logger::Syslog to your Rails production environment to aggregate logs between multiple machines.
This particular Logger::Syslog improves the original by correctly mapping Rails log severities to the Syslog counterparts. It also adds the ability to select a syslog facility other than “user”.
There are three methods to install ruby-syslog-logger 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 ruby-syslog-logger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-syslog-logger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-syslog-logger
Install ruby-syslog-logger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-syslog-logger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-syslog-logger
Install ruby-syslog-logger 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 ruby-syslog-logger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-syslog-logger
How To Uninstall ruby-syslog-logger on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-syslog-logger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-syslog-logger
Uninstall ruby-syslog-logger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-syslog-logger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-syslog-logger
Remove ruby-syslog-logger Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-syslog-logger configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-syslog-logger
Remove ruby-syslog-logger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-syslog-logger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-syslog-logger
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-syslog-logger package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
