How To Install stdsyslog on Kali Linux

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stdsyslog on Kali Linux.

What is stdsyslog

stdsyslog is:

The stdsyslog utility executes a program, reads everything that it
outputs to a set of file descriptors (by default the standard output
and standard error streams) and logs it to the system log.

There are three methods to install stdsyslog 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 stdsyslog Using apt-get

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

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sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install stdsyslog

Install stdsyslog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install stdsyslog

Install stdsyslog 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install stdsyslog

How To Uninstall stdsyslog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove stdsyslog

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Uninstall stdsyslog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall stdsyslog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stdsyslog

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Remove stdsyslog Configurations and Data

To remove stdsyslog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stdsyslog

Remove stdsyslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stdsyslog

Dependencies

stdsyslog have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• stdsyslog website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install stdsyslog package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.