How To Install tlog on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tlog on CentOS 8. tlog is Terminal I/O logger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tlog on CentOS 8.

What is tlog

Tlog is a terminal I/O recording program similar to “script”, but used in place of a user’s shell, starting the recording and executing the real user’s shell afterwards. The recorded I/O can then be forwarded to a logging server in JSON format. Tlog is a terminal I/O recording program similar to “script”, but used in place of a user’s shell, starting the recording and executing the real user’s shell afterwards. The recorded I/O can then be forwarded to a logging server in JSON format.

We can use yum or dnf to install tlog on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tlog.

Install tlog on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tlog using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tlog

Install tlog on CentOS 8 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 tlog using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tlog

How To Uninstall tlog on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the tlog package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tlog

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tlog on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.