How To Install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7.
What is golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter
Prometheus exporter for hardware and OS metrics exposed by *NIX kernels, written in Go with pluggable metric collectors.
We can use yum or dnf to install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter.
Install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter
Install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter 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 golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter
How To Uninstall golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-prometheus-node-exporter on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
