How To Install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8.

What is syslog-ng-redis

This module supports the redis key-value store via hiredis.

We can use yum or dnf to install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install syslog-ng-redis.

Install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install syslog-ng-redis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install syslog-ng-redis

Install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install syslog-ng-redis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install syslog-ng-redis

How To Uninstall syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove syslog-ng-redis

References

• syslog-ng-redis website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-redis on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.