How To Install pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8.
What is pcp-manager
An optional daemon (pmmgr) that manages a collection of pmlogger and pmie daemons, for a set of discovered local and remote hosts running the performance metrics collection daemon (pmcd). It ensures these daemons are running when appropriate, and manages their log rotation needs. It is an alternative to the cron-based pmlogger/pmie service scripts.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-manager.
Install pcp-manager 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-manager using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcp-manager
Install pcp-manager 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-manager using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcp-manager
How To Uninstall pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the pcp-manager package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcp-manager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.