How To Install pcp-pmda-logger on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-logger in Fedora 36. pcp-pmda-logger is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics from arbitrary log files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-logger on Fedora 36.

What is `pcp-pmda-logger`

This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for collecting metrics from a specified set of log files (or pipes). The PMDA supports both sampled and event-style metrics.

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

Install pcp-pmda-logger 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 pcp-pmda-logger using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-logger

Install pcp-pmda-logger 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 pcp-pmda-logger using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-logger

How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-logger on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pcp-pmda-logger package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-logger

pcp-pmda-logger Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1/cd1aea4a46edca4c3351ea9063531ed89d28db
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pcp-pmda-logger.conf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/Install
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/README
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/Remove
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/domain.h
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/help
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/pmdalogger
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/pmns
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/logger/root
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/Install
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/README
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/Remove
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/domain.h
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/help
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/pmdalogger
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/pmns
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/logger/root

References

pcp-pmda-logger website

Summary

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