How To Install netdata on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install netdata in AlmaLinux 8. netdata is Real-time performance monitoring

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netdata on AlmaLinux 8.

What is netdata

netdata is the fastest way to visualize metrics. It is a resource efficient, highly optimized system for collecting and visualizing any type of realtime time-series data, from CPU usage, disk activity, SQL queries, API calls, web site visitors, etc. netdata tries to visualize the truth of now, in its greatest detail, so that you can get insights of what is happening now and what just happened, on your systems and applications.

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

Install netdata 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 netdata using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install netdata

Install netdata 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 netdata using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install netdata

How To Uninstall netdata on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove netdata

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netdata on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.