How To Install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7. pnp4nagios is Nagios performance data analysis tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7.

What is pnp4nagios

PNP is an addon to nagios which analyzes performance data provided by plugins and stores them automatically into RRD-databases.

We can use yum or dnf to install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pnp4nagios.

Install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pnp4nagios using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pnp4nagios

Install pnp4nagios 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 pnp4nagios using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pnp4nagios

How To Uninstall pnp4nagios on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pnp4nagios package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pnp4nagios

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pnp4nagios on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.