The syslog-ng 3.0 Administrator Guide

Document version: Thirteenth
Release date: September 23, 2010
Latest version available at the BalaBit Documentation Page

4.3. Installing syslog-ng on Debian-based platforms

To install syslog-ng on operating systems that use the Debian Software Package (deb) format, complete the following steps. The following supported operating systems use this format:

Procedure 4.3.1. Installing syslog-ng on Debian-based systems

  1. Login to your MyBalabit account (http://www.balabit.com/mybalabit) and download the syslog-ng DEB package for your system from http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/central-syslog-server/upgrades/.

  2. Issue the following command as root:

    dpkg -i syslog-ng-premium-edition-<version>-<OS>-<arch>.deb

  3. Answer the configuration questions of syslog-ng. These are described in detail in Section 4.1, “Installing syslog-ng using the .run installer”.

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