How To Install ksystemlog on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ksystemlog on Ubuntu.
What is ksystemlog
ksystemlog is:
KSystemLog show all logs of your system, grouped by General (Default system log, Authentication, Kernel, X.org…), and optional Services (Apache, Cups, etc, …). It includes many features to read nicely your log files:
- Colorize log lines depending on their severities
- Tabbed view to allow displaying several logs at the same time
- Auto display new lines logged
- Detailed information for each log lines
This package is part of the KDE administration module.
There are three methods to install ksystemlog on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ksystemlog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ksystemlog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ksystemlog
Install ksystemlog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ksystemlog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ksystemlog
Install ksystemlog 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 ksystemlog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ksystemlog
How To Uninstall ksystemlog on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ksystemlog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ksystemlog
Uninstall ksystemlog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ksystemlog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ksystemlog
Remove ksystemlog Configurations and Data
To remove ksystemlog configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ksystemlog
Remove ksystemlog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ksystemlog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ksystemlog
Dependencies
ksystemlog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ksystemlog package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.