How To Install collectd-python on Fedora 36

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

Introduction

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

What is `collectd-python`

The Python plugin embeds a Python interpreter into Collectd and exposes the application programming interface (API) to Python-scripts.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install collectd-python

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

sudo yum -y install collectd-python

How To Uninstall collectd-python on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-python

collectd-python Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/7f836805fab154e48d2188cf20abfa5dcbaf87
/usr/lib64/collectd/python.so
/usr/share/man/man5/collectd-python.5.gz

References

collectd-python website

Summary

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