How To Install mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7. mysql-mmm-agent is MMM Database Server Agent Daemon and Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7.

What is mysql-mmm-agent

Agent daemon and libraries which run on each MySQL server and provides the monitoring node with a simple set of remote services.

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

Install mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mysql-mmm-agent using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mysql-mmm-agent

Install mysql-mmm-agent 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 mysql-mmm-agent using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mysql-mmm-agent

How To Uninstall mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mysql-mmm-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mysql-mmm-agent

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-mmm-agent on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.