How To Install socklog-run on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install socklog-run on Kali Linux.
What is socklog-run
socklog-run 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 includes the configuration files to run socklog under runit supervision as system and kernel log daemons. The socklog-unix and socklog-klog services are enabled by default. The socklog-inet, socklog-notify, and socklog-ucspi-tcp services are examples and disabled by default.
There are three methods to install socklog-run 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-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install socklog-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install socklog-runInstall socklog-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install socklog-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install socklog-runInstall socklog-run 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 socklog-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install socklog-runHow To Uninstall socklog-run on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the socklog-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove socklog-runUninstall socklog-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall socklog-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove socklog-runRemove socklog-run Configurations and Data
To remove socklog-run configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge socklog-runRemove socklog-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove socklog-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge socklog-runDependencies
socklog-run have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install socklog-run package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.