How To Install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8. collectd-notify_desktop is Notify desktop plugin for collectd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8.

What is collectd-notify_desktop

This plugin sends a desktop notification to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notification Specification.

We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-notify_desktop.

Install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install collectd-notify_desktop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install collectd-notify_desktop

Install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install collectd-notify_desktop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install collectd-notify_desktop

How To Uninstall collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the collectd-notify_desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove collectd-notify_desktop

collectd-notify_desktop Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5/dccc36bc7dd40a7975d73687e33dd890093c4a
/usr/lib64/collectd/notify_desktop.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-notify_desktop on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.