How To Install pcp-pmda-perfevent on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-perfevent in AlmaLinux 8. pcp-pmda-perfevent is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics for hardware counters

Introduction

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

What is pcp-pmda-perfevent

This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for collecting hardware counters statistics through libpfm.

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

Install pcp-pmda-perfevent 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-pmda-perfevent using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-perfevent

Install pcp-pmda-perfevent 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-pmda-perfevent using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-perfevent

How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-perfevent on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-perfevent

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Summary

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