Adding upstream version 1.42.0.upstream/1.42.0

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

15 files changed, 220 insertions, 156 deletions

diff --git a/packaging/installer/README.md b/packaging/installer/README.md
index 9a9beb720..e241ccc59 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/README.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/README.md
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ but we have some hints on what you might want to do next.
 Explore our [general advanced installation options and troubleshooting](#advanced-installation-options-and-troubleshooting), specific options
 for the [single line installer](#install-on-linux-with-one-line-installer), or [other installation methods](#other-installation-methods).
 
-#### Agent user interface
-
-To access the UI provided by the locally installed agent, open a browser and navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing `NODE` with either `localhost` or
-the hostname/IP address of the remote node. You can also read more about
-[the agent dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/gui/README.md).
-
 #### Configuration
 
 Discover the recommended way to [configure Netdata's settings or behavior](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md) using our built-in
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@ To install, copy the script, paste it into your node's terminal, and hit `Enter`
 > If you plan to also claim the node to Netdata Cloud, make sure to replace `YOUR_CLAIM_TOKEN` with the claim token of your space, and `YOUR_ROOM_ID` with the ID of the room you are claiming to.
 > You can leave the room id blank to have your node claimed to the default "All nodes" room.
 
-Jump down to [what's next](#whats-next) to learn how to view your new dashboard and take your next steps monitoring and
+Jump up to [what's next](#whats-next) to learn how to view your new dashboard and take your next steps in monitoring and
 troubleshooting with Netdata.
 
 ## Other installation methods
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ PowerTools, to gather hard dependencies. See the [CentOS 6](https://github.com/n
 
 #### Access to file is not permitted
 
-If you see an error similar to `Access to file is not permitted: /usr/share/netdata/web//index.html` when you try to
+If you see an error similar to `Access to file is not permitted: /usr/share/netdata/web/index.html` when you try to
 visit the Agent dashboard at `http://NODE:19999`, you need to update Netdata's permissions to match those of your
 system.
 
@@ -244,7 +238,7 @@ These files need to have the same user and group used to install your netdata. S
 `netdata` and group `netdata`, in this scenario you will need to run the following command to fix the error:
 
 ```bash
-# chown -R netdata.netdata /usr/share/netdata/web
+# chown -R netdata:netdata /usr/share/netdata/web
 ```
 
 #### Multiple versions of OpenSSL
diff --git a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
index 492f464e4..b1f779162 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
@@ -182,3 +182,6 @@ The following configuration options are currently supported:
   as a scheduled task. This random delay helps avoid issues resulting from too many nodes trying to reconnect to
   the Cloud at the same time. The default value is 3600, which corresponds to one hour. Most users should not ever
   need to change this.
+- `NETDATA_NO_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL`: If set to a value other than 0, skip attempting to install the
+  `netdata-plugin-systemd-journal` package on supported systems on update. This optional package will be installed
+  by default on supported systems by the updater if this option is not set. Only affects systems using native packages.
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/centos.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/centos.sh
index 845f1113a..7d7c6cb40 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/centos.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/centos.sh
@@ -5,30 +5,31 @@
 set -e
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
-  gcc
-  gcc-c++
-  make
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   automake
+  cmake
+  curl
+  elfutils-libelf-devel
+  gcc
+  gcc-c++
+  git
+  gzip
+  json-c-devel
   libatomic
+  libmnl-devel
   libtool
-  pkgconfig
-  cmake
-  zlib-devel
   libuuid-devel
-  libmnl-devel
-  json-c-devel
-  libyaml-devel
   libuv-devel
+  libyaml-devel
   lz4-devel
+  make
   openssl-devel
+  pkgconfig
   python3
-  elfutils-libelf-devel
-  git
+  systemd-devel
   tar
-  curl
-  gzip
+  zlib-devel
 )
 
 os_version() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/clearlinux.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/clearlinux.sh
index f6f616d66..67d3ea24f 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/clearlinux.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/clearlinux.sh
@@ -9,22 +9,23 @@ DONT_WAIT=0
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
   c-basic
-  make
-  sysadmin-basic
-  devpkg-zlib
-  devpkg-util-linux
-  devpkg-libmnl
+  curl
+  devpkg-elfutils
   devpkg-json-c
-  yaml-dev
+  devpkg-libmnl
   devpkg-libuv
   devpkg-lz4
   devpkg-openssl
-  devpkg-elfutils
-  git
+  devpkg-util-linux
+  devpkg-zlib
   findutils
-  curl
+  git
   gzip
+  make
   python3-basic
+  service-os-dev
+  sysadmin-basic
+  yaml-dev
 )
 
 usage() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/debian.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/debian.sh
index 8186940e5..09a5d6338 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/debian.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/debian.sh
@@ -8,32 +8,33 @@ NON_INTERACTIVE=0
 DONT_WAIT=0
 
 package_tree="
-  git
-  gcc
-  g++
-  make
-  automake
-  cmake
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
-  libatomic1
-  libtool
-  pkg-config
-  tar
+  automake
+  cmake
   curl
+  g++
+  gcc
+  git
   gzip
-  zlib1g-dev
-  uuid-dev
-  libmnl-dev
+  libatomic1
+  libelf-dev
   libjson-c-dev
-  libuv1-dev
   liblz4-dev
+  libmnl-dev
   libssl-dev
-  libelf-dev
+  libsystemd-dev
+  libtool
+  libuv1-dev
   libyaml-dev
+  make
+  pkg-config
   python
   python3
+  tar
+  uuid-dev
+  zlib1g-dev
   "
 
 usage() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/fedora.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/fedora.sh
index 589122882..a457ef2e2 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/fedora.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/fedora.sh
@@ -24,32 +24,33 @@ else
 fi
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
-  findutils
-  gcc
-  gcc-c++
-  make
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
   automake
+  cmake
+  curl
+  elfutils-libelf-devel
+  findutils
+  gcc
+  gcc-c++
+  git
+  gzip
+  json-c-devel
   libatomic
+  libmnl-devel
   libtool
-  cmake
-  zlib-devel
   libuuid-devel
-  libmnl-devel
-  json-c-devel
-  libyaml-devel
   libuv-devel
+  libyaml-devel
   lz4-devel
+  make
   openssl-devel
-  elfutils-libelf-devel
-  git
   pkgconfig
-  tar
-  curl
-  gzip
   python3
+  systemd-devel
+  tar
+  zlib-devel
   "${ulogd_pkg}"
 )
 
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/ol.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/ol.sh
index 2166bcc50..f0d8341f1 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/ol.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/ol.sh
@@ -8,31 +8,32 @@ NON_INTERACTIVE=0
 DONT_WAIT=0
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
-  gcc
-  gcc-c++
-  make
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
   automake
+  cmake
+  curl
+  elfutils-libelf-devel
+  gcc
+  gcc-c++
+  git
+  gzip
+  json-c-devel
   libatomic
+  libmnl-devel
   libtool
-  pkgconfig
-  cmake
-  tar
-  zlib-devel
   libuuid-devel
-  libmnl-devel
-  json-c-devel
-  libyaml-devel
   libuv-devel
+  libyaml-devel
   lz4-devel
+  make
   openssl-devel
+  pkgconfig
   python3
-  elfutils-libelf-devel
-  git
-  curl
-  gzip
+  systemd-devel
+  tar
+  zlib-devel
 )
 
 prompt() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/opensuse.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/opensuse.sh
index 81291ef72..3f14d58be 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/opensuse.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/opensuse.sh
@@ -10,31 +10,32 @@ NON_INTERACTIVE=0
 DONT_WAIT=0
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
-  gcc
-  gcc-c++
-  make
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
   automake
-  libatomic1
-  libtool
-  pkg-config
   cmake
-  zlib-devel
-  libuuid-devel
-  libmnl-devel
+  curl
+  gcc
+  gcc-c++
+  git
+  gzip
+  libatomic1
+  libelf-devel
   libjson-c-devel
-  libyaml-devel
-  libuv-devel
   liblz4-devel
+  libmnl-devel
   libopenssl-devel
-  libelf-devel
-  git
-  tar
-  curl
-  gzip
+  libtool
+  libuuid-devel
+  libuv-devel
+  libyaml-devel
+  make
+  pkg-config
   python3
+  systemd-devel
+  tar
+  zlib-devel
 )
 
 usage() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/rockylinux.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/rockylinux.sh
index 7ac98f5e2..f90b997bb 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/rockylinux.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/rockylinux.sh
@@ -8,31 +8,32 @@ NON_INTERACTIVE=0
 DONT_WAIT=0
 
 declare -a package_tree=(
-  gcc
-  gcc-c++
-  make
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
   automake
+  cmake
+  curl
+  elfutils-libelf-devel
+  gcc
+  gcc-c++
+  git
+  gzip
+  json-c-devel
   libatomic
+  libmnl-devel
   libtool
-  pkgconfig
-  cmake
-  zlib-devel
   libuuid-devel
-  libmnl-devel
-  json-c-devel
-  libyaml-devel
   libuv-devel
+  libyaml-devel
   lz4-devel
+  make
   openssl-devel
+  pkgconfig
   python3
-  elfutils-libelf-devel
-  git
+  systemd-devel
   tar
-  curl
-  gzip
+  zlib-devel
 )
 
 prompt() {
diff --git a/packaging/installer/dependencies/ubuntu.sh b/packaging/installer/dependencies/ubuntu.sh
index e3d734c68..a5dc2eae5 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/dependencies/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/dependencies/ubuntu.sh
@@ -8,31 +8,32 @@ NON_INTERACTIVE=0
 DONT_WAIT=0
 
 package_tree="
-  git
-  gcc
-  g++
-  make
-  automake
-  cmake
   autoconf
   autoconf-archive
   autogen
-  libatomic1
-  libtool
-  pkg-config
-  tar
+  automake
+  cmake
   curl
+  g++
+  gcc
+  git
   gzip
-  zlib1g-dev
-  uuid-dev
-  libmnl-dev
+  libatomic1
+  libelf-dev
   libjson-c-dev
-  libyaml-dev
-  libuv1-dev
   liblz4-dev
+  libmnl-dev
   libssl-dev
-  libelf-dev
+  libsystemd-dev
+  libtool
+  libuv1-dev
+  libyaml-dev
+  make
+  pkg-config
   python3
+  tar
+  uuid-dev
+  zlib1g-dev
   "
 usage() {
   cat << EOF
diff --git a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
index a05d7440e..9eba38457 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
@@ -708,6 +708,19 @@ declare -A pkg_libatomic=(
   ['default']="libatomic"
 )
 
+declare -A pkg_libsystemd_dev=(
+  ['alpine']="NOTREQUIRED"
+  ['arch']="NOTREQUIRED" # inherently present on systems actually using systemd
+  ['clearlinux']="system-os-dev"
+  ['debian']="libsystemd-dev"
+  ['freebsd']="NOTREQUIRED"
+  ['gentoo']="NOTREQUIRED" # inherently present on systems actually using systemd
+  ['macos']="NOTREQUIRED"
+  ['sabayon']="NOTREQUIRED" # inherently present on systems actually using systemd
+  ['ubuntu']="libsystemd-dev"
+  ['default']="systemd-devel"
+)
+
 declare -A pkg_bridge_utils=(
   ['gentoo']="net-misc/bridge-utils"
   ['clearlinux']="network-basic"
@@ -1247,6 +1260,7 @@ packages() {
     suitable_package libmnl-dev
     suitable_package json-c-dev
     suitable_package libyaml-dev
+    suitable_package libsystemd-dev
   fi
 
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
index 31930f9d4..2d793eafd 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="none"
 INSTALL_TYPE="unknown"
 INSTALL_PREFIX=""
 NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES="default"
-NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="https://api.netdata.cloud"
+NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="https://app.netdata.cloud"
 NETDATA_COMMAND="default"
 NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=0
 NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS=""
@@ -257,14 +257,16 @@ telemetry_event() {
     TOTAL_RAM="$((TOTAL_RAM * 1024))"
   fi
 
+  MD5_PATH="$(exec <&- 2>&-; which md5sum || command -v md5sum || type md5sum)"
+
   if [ "${KERNEL_NAME}" = Darwin ] && command -v ioreg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     DISTINCT_ID="macos-$(ioreg -rd1 -c IOPlatformExpertDevice | awk '/IOPlatformUUID/ { split($0, line, "\""); printf("%s\n", line[4]); }')"
-  elif [ -f /etc/machine-id ]; then
-    DISTINCT_ID="machine-$(cat /etc/machine-id)"
-  elif [ -f /var/db/dbus/machine-id ]; then
-    DISTINCT_ID="dbus-$(cat /var/db/dbus/machine-id)"
-  elif [ -f /var/lib/dbus/machine-id ]; then
-    DISTINCT_ID="dbus-$(cat /var/lib/dbus/machine-id)"
+  elif [ -f /etc/machine-id ] && [ -n "$MD5_PATH" ]; then
+    DISTINCT_ID="machine-$($MD5_PATH < /etc/machine-id | cut -f1 -d" ")"
+  elif [ -f /var/db/dbus/machine-id ] && [ -n "$MD5_PATH" ]; then
+    DISTINCT_ID="dbus-$($MD5_PATH < /var/db/dbus/machine-id | cut -f1 -d" ")"
+  elif [ -f /var/lib/dbus/machine-id ] && [ -n "$MD5_PATH" ]; then
+    DISTINCT_ID="dbus-$($MD5_PATH < /var/lib/dbus/machine-id | cut -f1 -d" ")"
   elif command -v uuidgen > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     DISTINCT_ID="uuid-$(uuidgen | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
   else
@@ -300,7 +302,8 @@ telemetry_event() {
     "system_kernel_name": "${KERNEL_NAME}",
     "system_kernel_version": "$(uname -r)",
     "system_architecture": "$(uname -m)",
-    "system_total_ram": "${TOTAL_RAM:-unknown}"
+    "system_total_ram": "${TOTAL_RAM:-unknown}",
+    "system_distinct_id": "${DISTINCT_ID}"
   }
 }
 EOF
@@ -1330,7 +1333,7 @@ check_special_native_deps() {
         progress "EPEL is available, attempting to install so that required dependencies are available."
 
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} epel-release; then
+        if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${install_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} epel-release; then
           warning "Failed to install EPEL, even though it is required to install native packages on this system."
           return 1
         fi
@@ -1350,12 +1353,16 @@ common_rpm_opts() {
 }
 
 common_dnf_opts() {
+  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+    interactive_opts="-y"
+  fi
   if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
     pm_cmd="dnf"
     repo_subcmd="makecache"
   else
     pm_cmd="yum"
   fi
+  install_subcmd="install"
   pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
   repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
   uninstall_subcmd="remove"
@@ -1390,16 +1397,18 @@ try_package_install() {
     release=""
   fi
 
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
-    interactive_opts="-y"
-    env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
-  else
-    interactive_opts=""
-    env=""
-  fi
+  interactive_opts=""
+  env=""
 
   case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
     debian|ubuntu)
+      if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+        install_subcmd="-o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold install"
+        interactive_opts="-y"
+        env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
+      else
+        install_subcmd="install"
+      fi
       needs_early_refresh=1
       pm_cmd="apt-get"
       repo_subcmd="update"
@@ -1427,6 +1436,11 @@ try_package_install() {
       repo_prefix="${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}/${SYSVERSION}"
       ;;
     opensuse)
+      if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+        install_subcmd="--non-interactive --no-gpg-checks install"
+      else
+        install_subcmd="--no-gpg-checks install"
+      fi
       common_rpm_opts
       pm_cmd="zypper"
       repo_subcmd="--gpg-auto-import-keys refresh"
@@ -1497,7 +1511,7 @@ try_package_install() {
     fi
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
+    if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${install_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
       warning "Failed to install repository configuration package."
       return 2
     fi
@@ -1546,7 +1560,7 @@ try_package_install() {
   fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} "netdata${NATIVE_VERSION}"; then
+  if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${install_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "netdata${NATIVE_VERSION}"; then
     warning "Failed to install Netdata package."
     if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
       progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
@@ -1559,7 +1573,7 @@ try_package_install() {
   if [ -n "${explicitly_install_native_plugins}" ]; then
     progress "Installing external plugins."
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${DEFAULT_PLUGIN_PACKAGES}; then
+    if ! run_as_root env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${install_subcmd} ${DEFAULT_PLUGIN_PACKAGES}; then
       warning "Failed to install external plugin packages. Some collectors may not be available."
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
index 374ac594a..bdead412e 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ The `kickstart.sh` script accepts a number of optional parameters to control how
 - `--claim-rooms`: Specify a comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in.
 - `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.
   See [connecting through a proxy](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details.
-- `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://api.netdata.cloud`.
+- `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`.
 - `--override-distro`: Override the distro detection logic and assume the system is using a specific Linux distribution and release. Takes a single argument consisting of the values of the `ID`, `VERSION_ID`, and `VERSION_CODENAME` fields from `/etc/os-release` for the desired distribution.
 
 The following options are mutually exclusive and specifiy special operations other than trying to install Netdata normally or update an existing install:
 
 - `--reinstall`: If there is an existing install, reinstall it instead of trying to update it. If there is not an existing install, install netdata normally.
-- `--reinstall-even-if-unsafe`: If there is an existing install, reinstall it instead of trying to update it, even if doing so is known to potentially break things (for example, if we cannot detect what tyep of installation it is). If there is not an existing install, install Netdata normally.
+- `--reinstall-even-if-unsafe`: If there is an existing install, reinstall it instead of trying to update it, even if doing so is known to potentially break things (for example, if we cannot detect what type of installation it is). If there is not an existing install, install Netdata normally.
 - `--reinstall-clean`: If there is an existing install, uninstall it before trying to install Netdata. Fails if there is no existing install.
 - `--uninstall`: Uninstall an existing installation of Netdata. Fails if there is no existing install.
 - `--claim-only`: If there is an existing install, only try to claim it without attempting to update it. If there is no existing install, install and claim Netdata normally.
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
index b09632fa1..e7ff33ed7 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ area](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/manage/organize-
 - `--claim-rooms`: Specify a comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in.
 - `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.
   See [connecting through a proxy](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details.
-- `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://api.netdata.cloud`.
+- `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`.
 
 For example: 
 ```bash
-curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --install-prefix /usr/local/ --claim-token TOKEN --claim-rooms ROOM1,ROOM2 --claim-url https://api.netdata.cloud
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --install-prefix /usr/local/ --claim-token TOKEN --claim-rooms ROOM1,ROOM2 --claim-url https://app.netdata.cloud
 ```
 The Netdata Agent is installed under `/usr/local/netdata` on your machine. Your machine will also show up as a node in your Netdata Cloud.
 
diff --git a/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh b/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
index 8e06923e4..811657c21 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ PACKAGES_SCRIPT="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packag
 NETDATA_STABLE_BASE_URL="${NETDATA_BASE_URL:-https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases}"
 NETDATA_NIGHTLY_BASE_URL="${NETDATA_BASE_URL:-https://github.com/netdata/netdata-nightlies/releases}"
 
+# Following variables are intended to be overridden by the updater config file.
 NETDATA_UPDATER_JITTER=3600
+NETDATA_NO_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL=0
 
 script_dir="$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd -P)"
 
@@ -744,42 +746,57 @@ update_binpkg() {
     esac
   fi
 
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
-    interactive_opts="-y"
-    env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
-  else
-    interactive_opts=""
-    env=""
-  fi
+  interactive_opts=""
+  env=""
 
   case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
     debian|ubuntu)
+      if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+        upgrade_subcmd="-o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold --only-upgrade install"
+        interactive_opts="-y"
+        env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
+      else
+        upgrade_subcmd="--only-upgrade install"
+      fi
       pm_cmd="apt-get"
       repo_subcmd="update"
-      upgrade_cmd="--only-upgrade install"
+      install_subcmd="install"
+      mark_auto_cmd="apt-mark auto"
       pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
       repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      pkg_installed_check="dpkg -s"
+      pkg_installed_check="dpkg-query -s"
       INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
       ;;
     centos|fedora|ol|amzn)
+      if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+        interactive_opts="-y"
+      fi
       if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
         pm_cmd="dnf"
         repo_subcmd="makecache"
+        mark_auto_cmd="dnf mark remove"
       else
         pm_cmd="yum"
+        mark_auto_cmd="yumdb set reason dep"
       fi
-      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      upgrade_subcmd="upgrade"
+      install_subcmd="install"
       pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
       repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
       pkg_installed_check="rpm -q"
       INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
       ;;
     opensuse)
+      if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+        upgrade_subcmd="--non-interactive update"
+      else
+        upgrade_subcmd="update"
+      fi
       pm_cmd="zypper"
       repo_subcmd="--gpg-auto-import-keys refresh"
-      upgrade_cmd="update"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      install_subcmd="install"
+      mark_auto_cmd=""
+      pkg_install_opts=""
       repo_update_opts=""
       pkg_installed_check="rpm -q"
       INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
@@ -798,7 +815,7 @@ update_binpkg() {
   for repopkg in netdata-repo netdata-repo-edge; do
     if ${pkg_installed_check} ${repopkg} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_cmd} ${pkg_install_opts} ${repopkg} >&3 2>&3 || fatal "Failed to update Netdata repository config." U000D
+      env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} ${repopkg} >&3 2>&3 || fatal "Failed to update Netdata repository config." U000D
       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
       if [ -n "${repo_subcmd}" ]; then
         env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts} >&3 2>&3 || fatal "Failed to update repository metadata." U000E
@@ -807,7 +824,21 @@ update_binpkg() {
   done
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_cmd} ${pkg_install_opts} netdata >&3 2>&3 || fatal "Failed to update Netdata package." U000F
+  env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} netdata >&3 2>&3 || fatal "Failed to update Netdata package." U000F
+
+  if ${pkg_installed_check} systemd > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ "${NETDATA_NO_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL}" -eq 0 ]; then
+      if ! ${pkg_installed_check} netdata-plugin-systemd-journal > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${install_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} netdata-plugin-systemd-journal >&3 2>&3
+
+        if [ -n "${mark_auto_cmd}" ]; then
+          # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+          env ${env} ${mark_auto_cmd} netdata-plugin-systemd-journal >&3 2>&3
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
   [ -n "${logfile}" ] && rm "${logfile}" && logfile=
   return 0
 }