How To Install collectd-postgresql on Fedora 36

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

Introduction

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

What is collectd-postgresql

PostgreSQL querying plugin. This plugins provides data of issued commands, called handlers and database traffic.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install collectd-postgresql

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

sudo yum -y install collectd-postgresql

How To Uninstall collectd-postgresql on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-postgresql

collectd-postgresql Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/collectd.d/postgresql.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/2b8c15d66db3a81a31abc8b395f300cd4dd15b
/usr/lib64/collectd/postgresql.so
/usr/share/collectd/postgresql_default.conf

References

Summary

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