If you need to uninstall syslog-ng for some reason, you have the following options:
If you have installed syslog-ng using the .run installer:
Execute the uninstall.sh script located at
/opt/syslog-ng/bin/uninstall.sh. The uninstall script
will automatically restore the syslog daemon used before installing syslog-ng.
To completely remove syslog-ng, including the configuration files, use the
uninstall.sh --purge command.
If you have installed syslog-ng from a .deb package: Execute the dpkg -r syslog-ng-premium-edition command to remove syslog-ng; or the dpkg -P syslog-ng-premium-edition command to remove syslog-ng and the configuration files as well. Note that removeing syslog-ng does not restore the syslog daemon used before syslog-ng.
If you have installed syslog-ng from an .rpm package: Execute the rpm -e syslog-ng-premium-edition command to remove syslog-ng. Note that removing syslog-ng does not restore the syslog daemon used before syslog-ng.
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