How To Install syslog-ng-mod-snmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-snmp on Kali Linux. syslog-ng-mod-snmp is Enhanced system logging daemon (SNMP plugin)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-snmp on Kali Linux.

What is syslog-ng-mod-snmp

syslog-ng-mod-snmp 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 SNMP source/destination plugins, which allows one to send/receive SNMP traps.

There are three methods to install syslog-ng-mod-snmp 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 syslog-ng-mod-snmp 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-snmp using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install syslog-ng-mod-snmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

Install syslog-ng-mod-snmp 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 syslog-ng-mod-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:

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

How To Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-snmp on Kali Linux

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

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

Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-snmp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syslog-ng-mod-snmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove syslog-ng-mod-snmp Configurations and Data

To remove syslog-ng-mod-snmp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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