How To Install collectd-write_syslog on Fedora 36

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

Introduction

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

What is `collectd-write_syslog`

This plugin can send data to syslog.

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

Install collectd-write_syslog 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_syslog using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install collectd-write_syslog

Install collectd-write_syslog 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_syslog using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install collectd-write_syslog

How To Uninstall collectd-write_syslog on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-write_syslog

collectd-write_syslog Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/8ab1cf46090bf7cf1188cf40fdc056d00a6689
/usr/lib64/collectd/write_syslog.so

References

collectd-write_syslog website

Summary

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