How To Install socklog on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install socklog on Kali Linux.

What is socklog

socklog is:

socklog cooperates with the runit package to create a small and secure replacement for rsyslog. socklog supports system logging through Unix domain sockets (/dev/log), UDP sockets (0.0.0.0:514), as well as TCP socket, with the help of runit’s runsvdir, runsv, and svlogd. socklog provides a different network logging concept, and also does log event notification. svlogd has built in log file rotation based on file size, so there is no need for any cron jobs to rotate the logs. socklog is small, secure, and reliable.

This package contains the socklog binaries and manual pages.

There are three methods to install socklog 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 socklog Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install socklog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install socklog

Install socklog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install socklog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install socklog

Install socklog 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install socklog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install socklog

How To Uninstall socklog on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the socklog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove socklog

Uninstall socklog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall socklog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove socklog

Remove socklog Configurations and Data

To remove socklog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge socklog

Remove socklog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove socklog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge socklog

Dependencies

socklog have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• socklog website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install socklog package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.