How To Install collectd-python on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-python on AlmaLinux 8.
What is collectd-python
The Python plugin embeds a Python interpreter into Collectd and exposes the application programming interface (API) to Python-scripts.
We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-python on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-python.
Install collectd-python 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-python using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install collectd-python
Install collectd-python 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-python using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install collectd-python
How To Uninstall collectd-python on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the collectd-python package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove collectd-python
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-python on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
