How To Install collectd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is collectd
collectd is a daemon which collects system performance statistics periodically and provides mechanisms to store the values in a variety of ways, for example in RRD files.
We can use yum or dnf to install collectd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd.
Install collectd on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install collectd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install collectd
Install collectd on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install collectd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install collectd
How To Uninstall collectd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the collectd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove collectd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.