How To Install collectd-bind on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-bind on AlmaLinux 8.

What is collectd-bind

This plugin retrieves statistics from the BIND dns server.

We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-bind on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-bind.

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

sudo dnf -y install collectd-bind

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

sudo yum -y install collectd-bind

How To Uninstall collectd-bind on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-bind

References

• collectd-bind website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-bind on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.