How To Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8.
What is pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) module for exporting metrics from PCP to Zabbix via the Zabbix agent - see zbxpcp(3) for further details.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent.
Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pcp-export-zabbix-agent using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcp-export-zabbix-agent
Install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8 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 pcp-export-zabbix-agent using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcp-export-zabbix-agent
How To Uninstall pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the pcp-export-zabbix-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcp-export-zabbix-agent
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-export-zabbix-agent on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.