Install fluentd and try to use it on ubuntu 12.04LTS

Target

Install Fluentd

$ sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://packages.treasure-data.com/debian/ lucid contrib'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install td-agent
$/usr/lib/fluent/ruby/bin/fluentd --version
fluentd 0.10.39

Config File Setting

$ sudo mkdir /etc/td-agent/conf
$ sudo vim /etc/td-agent/conf/test.conf
# Standard Input
<source>
  type forward
</source>
# Output File
<match debug.**>
  type file
  path /var/log/td-agent/debug
</match>

Start Script Setting

="/usr/lib/fluent/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/"
  3 ENV["GEM_PATH"]="/usr/lib/fluent/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/"

<  4 ENV["FLUENT_CONF"]="/etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf"
---
>  4 ENV["FLUENT_CONF"]="/etc/td-agent/conf/test.conf"

  5 ENV["FLUENT_PLUGIN"]="/etc/td-agent/plugin"
  6 ENV["FLUENT_SOCKET"]="/var/run/td-agent/td-agent.sock"
  7 load "/usr/lib/fluent/ruby/bin/fluentd"

Start

$ sudo /etc/init.d/td-agent restart
$ echo '{"test":"message"}' | fluent-cat debug.test
$ cat /var/log/td-agent/debug.20131006.b4e80c93fc8c29d46
2013-10-06T06:23:46+00:00	debug.test	{"test":"message"}