Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-graphite on Kali Linux.
What is syslog-ng-mod-graphite
syslog-ng-mod-graphite 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 graphite plugin, that adds a new template
function, $(graphite-output), which makes it possible to easily send
metrics to Graphite from within syslog-ng.
There are three methods to install syslog-ng-mod-graphite 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 syslog-ng-mod-graphite 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-graphite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syslog-ng-mod-graphiteInstall syslog-ng-mod-graphite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syslog-ng-mod-graphite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syslog-ng-mod-graphiteInstall syslog-ng-mod-graphite 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 syslog-ng-mod-graphite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syslog-ng-mod-graphite
How To Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-graphite on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the syslog-ng-mod-graphite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syslog-ng-mod-graphite
Uninstall syslog-ng-mod-graphite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syslog-ng-mod-graphite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslog-ng-mod-graphite
Remove syslog-ng-mod-graphite Configurations and Data
To remove syslog-ng-mod-graphite configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syslog-ng-mod-graphite
Remove syslog-ng-mod-graphite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syslog-ng-mod-graphite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslog-ng-mod-graphite
Dependencies
syslog-ng-mod-graphite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslog-ng-mod-graphite package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
