How To Install collectd-rrdcached on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-rrdcached on AlmaLinux 8.
What is collectd-rrdcached
This plugin uses the RRDtool accelerator daemon, rrdcached(1), to store values to RRD files in an efficient manner.
We can use yum or dnf to install collectd-rrdcached on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectd-rrdcached.
Install collectd-rrdcached 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-rrdcached using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install collectd-rrdcached
Install collectd-rrdcached 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-rrdcached using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install collectd-rrdcached
How To Uninstall collectd-rrdcached on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the collectd-rrdcached package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove collectd-rrdcached
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-rrdcached on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.