How To Install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8. libcollectdclient is Collectd client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8.

What is libcollectdclient

Collectd client library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcollectdclient.

Install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libcollectdclient

Install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8 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 libcollectdclient using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcollectdclient

How To Uninstall libcollectdclient on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libcollectdclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollectdclient on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.