How To Install perl-PCP-LogSummary on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on Rocky Linux 8. perl-PCP-LogSummary is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) Perl bindings for post-processing output of pmlogsummary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on Rocky Linux 8.

What is perl-PCP-LogSummary

The PCP statistical summary data produced by the Performance Co-Pilot pmlogsummary utility. This utility produces various averages, minima, maxima, and other calculations based on the performance data stored in a PCP archive. The Perl interface is ideal for exporting this data into third-party tools (e.g. spreadsheets).

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

Install perl-PCP-LogSummary 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 perl-PCP-LogSummary using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-PCP-LogSummary

Install perl-PCP-LogSummary 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 perl-PCP-LogSummary using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-PCP-LogSummary

How To Uninstall perl-PCP-LogSummary on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the perl-PCP-LogSummary package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-PCP-LogSummary

perl-PCP-LogSummary Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/man/man3/PCP::LogSummary.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/PCP/LogSummary.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/PCP/exceldemo.pl
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/PCP/extract.pl

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.