How To Install syslog-ng-mod-lua on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-lua on Debian 9.
What is syslog-ng-mod-lua
syslog-ng-mod-lua is:
syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, message queues, databases (SQL and NoSQL alike) and more.
Key features:
- receive and send RFC3164 and RFC5424 style syslog messages
- work with any kind of unstructured data
- receive and send JSON formatted messages
- classify and structure logs with builtin parsers (csv-parser(), db-parser(), etc.)
- normalize, crunch and process logs as they flow through the system
- hand on messages for further processing using message queues (like AMQP), files or databases (like PostgreSQL or MongoDB).
This package provides the Lua destination, allowing one to write destination drivers without having to touch C, in Lua. It also includes the monitor() source driver, which allows one to write Lua functions that periodically trigger and emit log messages.
There are three methods to install syslog-ng-mod-lua on Debian 9. 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-lua 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-lua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syslog-ng-mod-lua
Install syslog-ng-mod-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-lua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syslog-ng-mod-lua
Install syslog-ng-mod-lua 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-lua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syslog-ng-mod-lua
How To Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-lua on Debian 9
To uninstall only the syslog-ng-mod-lua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syslog-ng-mod-lua
Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syslog-ng-mod-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslog-ng-mod-lua
Remove syslog-ng-mod-lua Configurations and Data
To remove syslog-ng-mod-lua configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syslog-ng-mod-lua
Remove syslog-ng-mod-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syslog-ng-mod-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslog-ng-mod-lua
Dependencies
syslog-ng-mod-lua have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-lua package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.