How To Install syslog-ng-mod-extra on Debian 12

Learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-extra on Debian 12 with this tutorial. syslog-ng-mod-extra is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-extra on Debian 12.

What is syslog-ng-mod-extra

syslog-ng-mod-extra is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install syslog-ng-mod-extra on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install syslog-ng-mod-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install syslog-ng-mod-extra

Install syslog-ng-mod-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install syslog-ng-mod-extra

Install syslog-ng-mod-extra 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syslog-ng-mod-extra

How To Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-extra on Debian 12

To uninstall only the syslog-ng-mod-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syslog-ng-mod-extra

Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syslog-ng-mod-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslog-ng-mod-extra

Remove syslog-ng-mod-extra Configurations and Data

To remove syslog-ng-mod-extra configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syslog-ng-mod-extra

Remove syslog-ng-mod-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove syslog-ng-mod-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslog-ng-mod-extra

Dependencies

syslog-ng-mod-extra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-extra package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.