How To Install collectd-mcelog on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-mcelog on AlmaLinux 8.
What is collectd-mcelog
This plugin monitors machine check exceptions reported by mcelog and generates appropriate notifications when machine check exceptions are detected.
We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-mcelog on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-mcelog.
Install collectd-mcelog 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-mcelog using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install collectd-mcelog
Install collectd-mcelog 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-mcelog using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install collectd-mcelog
How To Uninstall collectd-mcelog on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the collectd-mcelog package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove collectd-mcelog
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-mcelog on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
