How To Install pcp-import-iostat2pcp on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-iostat2pcp on Ubuntu.
What is pcp-import-iostat2pcp
pcp-import-iostat2pcp is:
Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) front-end tool for importing data from iostat into standard PCP archive logs for replay with any PCP monitoring tool. (such as pmie, pmlogsummary, pmchart or pmdumptext).
There are three methods to install pcp-import-iostat2pcp on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pcp-import-iostat2pcp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-iostat2pcp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Install pcp-import-iostat2pcp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-iostat2pcp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Install pcp-import-iostat2pcp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-import-iostat2pcp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcp-import-iostat2pcp
How To Uninstall pcp-import-iostat2pcp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pcp-import-iostat2pcp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Uninstall pcp-import-iostat2pcp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcp-import-iostat2pcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Remove pcp-import-iostat2pcp Configurations and Data
To remove pcp-import-iostat2pcp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Remove pcp-import-iostat2pcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcp-import-iostat2pcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-import-iostat2pcp
Dependencies
pcp-import-iostat2pcp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-import-iostat2pcp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.