How To Install syslog-ng-riemann on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is syslog-ng-riemann

This module supports the riemann monitoring server.

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

Install syslog-ng-riemann 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-riemann using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install syslog-ng-riemann

Install syslog-ng-riemann 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-riemann using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install syslog-ng-riemann

How To Uninstall syslog-ng-riemann on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove syslog-ng-riemann

References

• syslog-ng-riemann website

Summary

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