How To Install collectd-modbus on Fedora 36

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

Introduction

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

What is `collectd-modbus`

This plugin connects to a Modbus “slave” via Modbus/TCP and reads register values.

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

Install collectd-modbus 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-modbus using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install collectd-modbus

Install collectd-modbus 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-modbus using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install collectd-modbus

How To Uninstall collectd-modbus on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-modbus

collectd-modbus Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/15c243ba564a919468ff504ffd0075827a0475
/usr/lib64/collectd/modbus.so

References

collectd-modbus website

Summary

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