1---
2title: Install Vector via DPKG
3sidebar_label: DPKG
4description: Install Vector through the DKG package manager
5---
6
7<%- package_manager = metadata.installation.package_managers.dpkg -%>
8<%- downloads = metadata.installation.select_downloads(package_manager: package_manager.name) -%>
9<%- interfaces = fetch_interfaces(package_manager.interfaces) -%>
10<%- strategies = fetch_strategies(package_manager.strategies) -%>
11
12Vector can be installed through the [DPKG package manager][urls.dpkg] which is
13generally used on Debian and Ubuntu systems.
14
15## Install
16
17<%= installation_tutorial(interfaces, strategies, heading_depth: 3) %>
18
19## Configuring
20
21The Vector configuration file is located at:
22
23```text
24etc/vector/vector.toml
25```
26
27A full spec is located at `/etc/vector/vector.spec.toml` and examples are
28located in `/etc/vector/examples/*`. You can learn more about configuring
29Vector in the [Configuration][docs.configuration] section.
30
31## Deploying
32
33How you deploy Vector is largely dependent on your use case and environment.
34Please see the [deployment section][docs.deployment] for more info on how to
35deploy Vector.
36
37## Administering
38
39Vector can be managed through the [Systemd][urls.systemd] service manager:
40
41<Jump to="[[[docs.administration]]]">Administration</Jump>
42
43## Uninstalling
44
45```bash
46sudo dpkg -r vector
47```
48
49## Updating
50
51Follow the [install](#install) steps again, downloading the
52[latest version](#latest-version) of Vector.
53
54## Package
55
56### Architectures
57
58Vector's DPKG packages are multi-arch and support the
59<%= metadata.installation.package_managers.dpkg.archs.to_sentence %>
60architectures. The architecture name is prepended to the artifact file name.
61
62### Versions
63
64Vector's DPKG packages can be downloaded with the following URLs. Note that
65Vector maintains special URLS that are automatically updated whenever Vector is
66[released][urls.vector_releases]:
67
68<%= downloads_urls(downloads) %>
69
70### Source Files
71
72Vector's DPKG source files are located in
73[Vector's repo][urls.vector_debian_source_files].
74