How To Install pcp-gui on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-gui in AlmaLinux 8. pcp-gui is Visualization tools for the Performance Co-Pilot toolkit

Introduction

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

What is pcp-gui

Visualization tools for the Performance Co-Pilot toolkit. The pcp-gui package primarily includes visualization tools for monitoring systems using live and archived Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) sources.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install pcp-gui

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

sudo yum -y install pcp-gui

How To Uninstall pcp-gui on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pcp-gui

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Summary

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