How to Install rsyslog-mysql software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install rsyslog-mysql software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

rsyslog-mysql software package provides MySQL output plugin for rsyslog, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rsyslog-mysql 

rsyslog-mysql is installed in your system.

Make ensure the rsyslog-mysql package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep rsyslog-mysql *

You will get with rsyslog-mysql package name, version, architecture and description in a table

rsyslog-mysql package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Administration Utilities
Package rsyslog-mysql
Version 7.4.4-1ubuntu2.3 [amd64, i386]
Description MySQL output plugin for rsyslog
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove rsyslog-mysql software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?