How To Install check_postgres on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install check_postgres
on Fedora 34.
What is check_postgres
Script for checking the state of one or more Postgres databases and reporting back in a Nagios-friendly manner. It is also used for MRTG.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install check_postgres
on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install check_postgres.
Install check_postgres on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install check_postgres
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install check_postgres
Install check_postgres on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install check_postgres
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install check_postgres
How To Uninstall check_postgres on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the check_postgres
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove check_postgres
check_postgres Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/check_postgres.pl
/usr/share/doc/check_postgres
/usr/share/doc/check_postgres/README.md
/usr/share/doc/check_postgres/TODO
/usr/share/doc/check_postgres/check_postgres.pl.html
/usr/share/licenses/check_postgres
/usr/share/licenses/check_postgres/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/check_postgres.pl.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install check_postgres
on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.