How To Install sarg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sarg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sarg
sarg is:
Sarg is a Squid Analysis Report Generator that allow you to view “where” your users are going to on the Internet. Sarg generate reports in html, with many fields, like: users, IP Addresses, bytes, sites and times.
There are three methods to install sarg 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 sarg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sarg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sarg
Install sarg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sarg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sarg
Install sarg 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 sarg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sarg
How To Uninstall sarg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sarg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sarg
Uninstall sarg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sarg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sarg
Remove sarg Configurations and Data
To remove sarg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sarg
Remove sarg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sarg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sarg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sarg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
