How To Install ulogd2-json on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ulogd2-json on Debian 12.
What is ulogd2-json
ulogd2-json is:
ulogd is an advanced netfilter logging daemon. It can act as a replacement for syslog for logging netfilter ruleset violations (via the NFLOG or ULOG iptables targets), can gather per-connection accounting using NFCT, or gather per-rule accounting using NFACCT. Output can be sent to plain text log files, a variety of SQL database formats, XML files, pcap files, syslog, and many other formats.
This module adds JSON support to ulogd. If you install this package, you can send netfilter logs or accounting data to a log file using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
There are three methods to install ulogd2-json on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ulogd2-json Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-json using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ulogd2-json
Install ulogd2-json Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-json using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ulogd2-json
Install ulogd2-json 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-json using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ulogd2-json
How To Uninstall ulogd2-json on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ulogd2-json package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ulogd2-json
Uninstall ulogd2-json And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ulogd2-json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ulogd2-json
Remove ulogd2-json Configurations and Data
To remove ulogd2-json configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ulogd2-json
Remove ulogd2-json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ulogd2-json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ulogd2-json
Dependencies
ulogd2-json have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ulogd2-json package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
