How To Install pcp-manager on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-manager in AlmaLinux 8. pcp-manager is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) manager daemon

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.