How To Install libsysstat on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysstat on CentOS 7. libsysstat is Library used to query system info and statistics

Introduction

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

What is libsysstat

Library used to query system info and statistics

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

Install libsysstat on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libsysstat

Install libsysstat 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 libsysstat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsysstat

How To Uninstall libsysstat on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libsysstat

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Summary

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