How To Install inetutils-syslogd on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-syslogd on Ubuntu 20.04. inetutils-syslogd is system logging daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-syslogd on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is inetutils-syslogd

inetutils-syslogd is:

The syslog daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages received from programs and facilities on the local host as well as from remote hosts.

There are three methods to install inetutils-syslogd on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inetutils-syslogd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-syslogd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-syslogd

Install inetutils-syslogd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-syslogd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install inetutils-syslogd

Install inetutils-syslogd 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 inetutils-syslogd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inetutils-syslogd

How To Uninstall inetutils-syslogd on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the inetutils-syslogd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove inetutils-syslogd

Uninstall inetutils-syslogd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inetutils-syslogd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inetutils-syslogd

Remove inetutils-syslogd Configurations and Data

To remove inetutils-syslogd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inetutils-syslogd

Remove inetutils-syslogd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove inetutils-syslogd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inetutils-syslogd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-syslogd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.