How To Install goaccess on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install goaccess on Ubuntu 22.04. goaccess is log analyzer and interactive viewer for the Apache Webserver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goaccess on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is goaccess

goaccess is:

Displays fast and valuable HTTP statistics for system administrators that require a visual report on the fly.

The collected information will be displayed to the user (sysadmin) in a visual/interactive window. Collected information includes:

-General Statistics, Bandwidth etc. -Top Visitors -Requested files -Requested static files, images, swf, js, etc. -Referrers URLs -404 or Not Found -Operating Systems -Browsers and Spiders -Hosts, Reverse DNS, IP Location -HTTP Status Codes -Referring Sites -Unlimited log file size

GoAccess can parse both of Apaches’ log formats, the Common Log Format and the Combined Log Format

There are three methods to install goaccess on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install goaccess Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install goaccess

Install goaccess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install goaccess using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install goaccess

Install goaccess 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 goaccess using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goaccess

How To Uninstall goaccess on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove goaccess

Uninstall goaccess And Its Dependencies

To uninstall goaccess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goaccess

Remove goaccess Configurations and Data

To remove goaccess configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge goaccess

Remove goaccess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goaccess

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install goaccess package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.