How To Install pcp-system-tools on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-system-tools on CentOS 7.
What is pcp-system-tools
This PCP module contains additional system monitoring tools written in the Python language.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-system-tools on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-system-tools.
Install pcp-system-tools 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-system-tools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcp-system-tools
Install pcp-system-tools 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-system-tools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcp-system-tools
How To Uninstall pcp-system-tools on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pcp-system-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcp-system-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-system-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
