How To Install pcp-doc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-doc in AlmaLinux 8. pcp-doc is Documentation and tutorial for the Performance Co-Pilot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-doc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is pcp-doc

Documentation and tutorial for the Performance Co-Pilot Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) provides a framework and services to support system-level performance monitoring and performance management. The pcp-doc package provides useful information on using and configuring the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) toolkit for system level performance management. It includes tutorials, HOWTOs, and other detailed documentation about the internals of core PCP utilities and daemons, and the PCP graphical tools.

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

Install pcp-doc 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 pcp-doc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-doc

Install pcp-doc 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 pcp-doc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-doc

How To Uninstall pcp-doc on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the pcp-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcp-doc

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Summary

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