How To Install pcp-pmda-vmware on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-vmware on AlmaLinux 8.
What is pcp-pmda-vmware
This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for collecting metrics for VMware.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-pmda-vmware on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-pmda-vmware.
Install pcp-pmda-vmware 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-vmware using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-vmware
Install pcp-pmda-vmware 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-vmware using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-vmware
How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-vmware on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the pcp-pmda-vmware package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-vmware
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-vmware on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
