How To Install systemd-journal-remote on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-journal-remote on Ubuntu 18.04. systemd-journal-remote is tools for sending and receiving remote journal logs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-journal-remote on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is systemd-journal-remote

systemd-journal-remote is:

This package provides tools for sending and receiving remote journal logs:

  • systemd-journal-remote
  • systemd-journal-upload
  • systemd-journal-gatewayd

There are three methods to install systemd-journal-remote on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install systemd-journal-remote Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install systemd-journal-remote using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install systemd-journal-remote

Install systemd-journal-remote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install systemd-journal-remote using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install systemd-journal-remote

Install systemd-journal-remote 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install systemd-journal-remote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install systemd-journal-remote

How To Uninstall systemd-journal-remote on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the systemd-journal-remote package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove systemd-journal-remote

Uninstall systemd-journal-remote And Its Dependencies

To uninstall systemd-journal-remote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-journal-remote

Remove systemd-journal-remote Configurations and Data

To remove systemd-journal-remote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-journal-remote

Remove systemd-journal-remote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove systemd-journal-remote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-journal-remote

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-journal-remote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.