How To Install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7.
What is pcp-parfait-agent
This package contains the Parfait Agent for instrumenting Java applications. The agent can extract live performance metrics from the JVM and other sources, in unmodified applications (via the -java-agent java command line option). It interfaces to Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) using the Memory Mapped Value (MMV) machinery for extremely lightweight instrumentation.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-parfait-agent.
Install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pcp-parfait-agent using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcp-parfait-agent
Install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7 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-parfait-agent using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcp-parfait-agent
How To Uninstall pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pcp-parfait-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcp-parfait-agent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-parfait-agent on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
