How To Install ulogd2-mysql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ulogd2-mysql on Kali Linux.
What is ulogd2-mysql
ulogd2-mysql 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 MySQL support to ulogd. If you install this package, you can send netfilter logs or accounting data to a MySQL database.
There are three methods to install ulogd2-mysql on Kali Linux. 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-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ulogd2-mysqlInstall ulogd2-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ulogd2-mysqlInstall ulogd2-mysql Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ulogd2-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ulogd2-mysqlHow To Uninstall ulogd2-mysql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ulogd2-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ulogd2-mysqlUninstall ulogd2-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ulogd2-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ulogd2-mysqlRemove ulogd2-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove ulogd2-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ulogd2-mysqlRemove ulogd2-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ulogd2-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ulogd2-mysqlDependencies
ulogd2-mysql have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ulogd2-mysql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.