How To Install collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8.

What is collectd-write_mongodb

This plugin sends values to MongoDB.

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

Install collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install collectd-write_mongodb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install collectd-write_mongodb

Install collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install collectd-write_mongodb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install collectd-write_mongodb

How To Uninstall collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove collectd-write_mongodb

collectd-write_mongodb Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/ba47a687a08948415f3db8f7aa77c1838ed2f7
/usr/lib64/collectd/write_mongodb.so

References

• collectd-write_mongodb website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectd-write_mongodb on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.