inetutils-syslogd software package provides system logging daemon, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install inetutils-syslogd
inetutils-syslogd is installed in your system.
Make ensure the inetutils-syslogd package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep inetutils-syslogd *
You will get with inetutils-syslogd package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Network |
| Package | inetutils-syslogd |
| Version | 2:1.9.4-1build1 |
| Description | system logging daemon |
| Sub Section | Net |