How To Install collectd-gps on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-gps in Fedora 36. collectd-gps is GPS plugin for collectd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-gps on Fedora 36.

What is `collectd-gps`

This plugin monitor gps related data through gpsd.

We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-gps on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-gps.

Install collectd-gps on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install collectd-gps

Install collectd-gps on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install collectd-gps

How To Uninstall collectd-gps on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-gps

collectd-gps Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/9e4cdcf1a5d3bb0258bd347e3798f98aca2f91
/usr/lib64/collectd/gps.so

References

collectd-gps website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-gps on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).