Logstash is an open-source data processing tool that helps to collect, parse, and analyze data from different sources. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to install Logstash on POP! OS Latest.
Before getting started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to ensure your system is up-to-date. Run the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Enter your sudo password if prompted and wait for the upgrade process to complete.
Logstash is a component of the Elastic Stack. Therefore, we must add the Elastic Stack repository to our system.
Run the following command to import the Elastic Stack GPG key.
wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -
Next, run the following command to add the Elastic Stack repository:
echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list
Logstash requires Java to run. Run the following command to install Java on your system:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk
After the installation, verify Java is installed and working by running the following command:
java -version
With Java installed, we can now install Logstash on our system. Run the following command:
sudo apt install logstash
After successful installation, verify that Logstash is installed by running the following command:
logstash -V
You should see the version information for Logstash in the output.
Now that Logstash is installed, we can start using it. To run Logstash in the background, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start logstash.service
To verify that Logstash is running, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status logstash.service
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Logstash on POP! OS Latest. Logstash is an essential tool for data processing and analysis. You can now start using Logstash to process and analyze data from different sources.
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