How To Install collectd-write_kafka on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-write_kafka in Fedora 36. collectd-write_kafka is Kafka output plugin for collectd

Introduction

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

What is `collectd-write_kafka`

This sends values to Kafka, a distributed messaging system.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install collectd-write_kafka

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

sudo yum -y install collectd-write_kafka

How To Uninstall collectd-write_kafka on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-write_kafka

collectd-write_kafka Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/24f0ad9cb0bbd587af7fd253dd0cb3432da554
/usr/lib64/collectd/write_kafka.so

References

collectd-write_kafka website

Summary

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