is there some sort of all-purpose logging tool I can download as a package?

is there some sort of all-purpose logging tool I can download as a package?

As in, a tool that will give me easy to read logging information all in
one convenient place, divvied up into categories. Logs for say, ssh
daemon, user logins/logouts and other activity, installed applications,
etc.
I'm just having a bit of trouble sorting through the existing logs for
exactly what I'm looking for because they are usually just a giant jumble
of things. In OSX for example, the console can be filtered by a text
string but even that isn't too ideal; it would be nice if they were
separated from the jump. Like some sort of directory where I can monitor
everything important. Any suggestions?
I'm running a headless version of Ubuntu Server edition 12 btw. Thanks!