How To Install collectl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectl on CentOS 7. collectl is A utility to collect various Linux performance data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectl on CentOS 7.

What is collectl

A utility to collect Linux performance data

We can use yum or dnf to install collectl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install collectl.

Install collectl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install collectl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install collectl

Install collectl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install collectl

How To Uninstall collectl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the collectl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove collectl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install collectl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.