How To Install syslog-ng-mod-python 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 syslog-ng-mod-python on Ubuntu.
What is syslog-ng-mod-python
syslog-ng-mod-python is:
syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, message queues, databases (SQL and NoSQL alike) and more.
Key features:
- receive and send RFC3164 and RFC5424 style syslog messages
- work with any kind of unstructured data
- receive and send JSON formatted messages
- classify and structure logs with builtin parsers (csv-parser(), db-parser(), etc.)
- normalize, crunch and process logs as they flow through the system
- hand on messages for further processing using message queues (like AMQP), files or databases (like PostgreSQL or MongoDB).
This package provides the Python plugin, that allows one to write syslog-ng plugins in Python.
There are three methods to install syslog-ng-mod-python 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 syslog-ng-mod-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syslog-ng-mod-python
Install syslog-ng-mod-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syslog-ng-mod-python
Install syslog-ng-mod-python 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 syslog-ng-mod-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syslog-ng-mod-python
How To Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-python on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the syslog-ng-mod-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syslog-ng-mod-python
Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syslog-ng-mod-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslog-ng-mod-python
Remove syslog-ng-mod-python Configurations and Data
To remove syslog-ng-mod-python configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syslog-ng-mod-python
Remove syslog-ng-mod-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syslog-ng-mod-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslog-ng-mod-python
Dependencies
syslog-ng-mod-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-python package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.