Collectd is an open-source system statistics collection daemon that helps you collect and visualize performance metrics. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Collectd on Elementary OS Latest.
Before proceeding, make sure you have access to a user with sudo privileges on your system. You should also have an internet connection to download Collectd.
Ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install Collectd, run the following command:
sudo apt install collectd
By default, Collectd comes with a basic configuration file located at /etc/collectd/collectd.conf. You can start by modifying the configuration file with your preferences.
To make changes to the configuration file, run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/collectd/collectd.conf
In this configuration file, you will find several configuration blocks for different plugins. For instance, the cpu plugin can capture CPU usage information, the memory plugin can capture memory usage information, and so on.
You can start by enabling the plugins of choice by removing the # character from the beginning of the plugin block you want to enable.
Once you have done editing the file, save and close it.
Save the configuration changes by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable collectd
sudo systemctl restart collectd
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps of installing Collectd on your Elementary OS Latest system. If you encounter any issues, make sure you perform the steps correctly or check the official documentation for more information.
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