How To Install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7. perl-PCP-LogSummary is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) Perl bindings for post-processing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7.

What is perl-PCP-LogSummary

The PCP statistical summary data produced by the Performance Co-Pilot pmlogsummary utility. This utility produces various averages, minima, maxima, and other calculations based on the performance data stored in a PCP archive. The Perl interface is ideal for exporting this data into third-party tools (e.g. spreadsheets).

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-PCP-LogSummary.

Install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-PCP-LogSummary using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-PCP-LogSummary

Install perl-PCP-LogSummary 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 perl-PCP-LogSummary using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-PCP-LogSummary

How To Uninstall perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-PCP-LogSummary package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-PCP-LogSummary

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-PCP-LogSummary on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.