How To Install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8.
What is munin-node
Munin is a highly flexible and powerful solution used to create graphs of virtually everything imaginable throughout your network, while still maintaining a rattling ease of installation and configuration. This package contains node software. You should install it on all the nodes in your network. It will know how to extract all sorts of data from the node it runs on, and will wait for the gatherer to request this data for further processing. It includes a range of plugins capable of extracting common values such as cpu usage, network usage, load average, and so on. Creating your own plugins which are capable of extracting other system-specific values is very easy, and is often done in a matter of minutes. You can also create plugins which relay information from other devices in your network that can’t run Munin, such as a switch or a server running another operating system, by using SNMP or similar technology.
We can use yum or dnf to install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install munin-node.
Install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install munin-node using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install munin-node
Install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install munin-node using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install munin-node
How To Uninstall munin-node on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the munin-node package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove munin-node
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install munin-node on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
