How To Install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7.
What is syslog-ng-smtp
This module supports sending e-mail alerts through an smtp server.
We can use yum or dnf to install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install syslog-ng-smtp.
Install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install syslog-ng-smtp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install syslog-ng-smtp
Install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install syslog-ng-smtp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install syslog-ng-smtp
How To Uninstall syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the syslog-ng-smtp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove syslog-ng-smtp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-smtp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.