How To Install pcp-import-sar2pcp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-sar2pcp on Debian 10.
What is pcp-import-sar2pcp
pcp-import-sar2pcp is:
Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) front-end tool for importing data from sar into standard PCP archive logs for replay with any PCP monitoring tool (such as pmie, pmlogsummary, pmchart or pmdumptext).
There are three methods to install pcp-import-sar2pcp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pcp-import-sar2pcp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-sar2pcp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcp-import-sar2pcp
Install pcp-import-sar2pcp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-sar2pcp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcp-import-sar2pcp
Install pcp-import-sar2pcp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-sar2pcp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcp-import-sar2pcp
How To Uninstall pcp-import-sar2pcp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pcp-import-sar2pcp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcp-import-sar2pcp
Uninstall pcp-import-sar2pcp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcp-import-sar2pcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-import-sar2pcp
Remove pcp-import-sar2pcp Configurations and Data
To remove pcp-import-sar2pcp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-import-sar2pcp
Remove pcp-import-sar2pcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcp-import-sar2pcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-import-sar2pcp
Dependencies
pcp-import-sar2pcp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-sar2pcp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.