The Adiscon Debian Repository has been setup to provide support for the latest stable rsyslog version on Debian 7 (Wheezy) including support for additional third party packages.

This page describes the simple steps you need to do in order to use the latest and greatest rsyslog version on your Debian machine. If you prefer a Video showing the steps, scroll down to the bottom of this page.

Please note that these packages are NOT official Debian packages. Most importantly, do NOT use the Debian bug tracking system if you have any issue with them. Use rsyslog debian package project bug tracker instead.

Currently supported Debian Versions:

• Debian 7 (Wheezy)

Currently supported esyslog branches:

• v8-stable

To use our repository, follow these steps:

• Install our PGP Key into your apt system

  sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keys.gnupg.net AEF0CF8E

• Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and add these lines to the end

  For v8-stable on Debian(7) Wheezy 
  # Adiscon repository
  deb http://debian.adiscon.com/v8-stable wheezy/
  deb-src http://debian.adiscon.com/v8-stable wheezy/

• Once done update your apt cache

  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

• Now you can install that latest rsyslog version (note that this also install any dependencies)sudo apt-get install rsyslog

We highly appreciate  feedback and bug reports.

Procedure explained in a Video

We have explained the procedure in a Google Hangout on Air. Note that this bases on a slightly older version of the installation instructions where a full system update was done. This works well, but if for a reason you do not want to keep your system current, follow the instructions above. In any case, the video clearly shows you what to do, even if you slightly modify the procedure.