Fluentd is an open-source data collector that is used to unify data collection and consumption for better use in data analytics. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Fluentd on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before you install Fluentd, you need to ensure the following prerequisites are available:
Open a terminal on your EndeavourOS Latest instance and update the package cache by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will download and install updates if any available, and update the package list.
Fluentd is a Ruby-based tool, so you need to install Ruby on your system. To install Ruby, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S ruby
This command will install Ruby on your system.
After installing Ruby, you can use the RubyGem package manager to install Fluentd. Run the following command to install it:
sudo gem install fluentd
This command will install Fluentd and its dependencies.
After installing Fluentd, you can start the daemon by running the following command:
sudo fluentd -c /etc/fluent/fluent.conf
This command will start Fluentd with the default configuration file located at "/etc/fluent/fluent.conf".
In this tutorial, we have explained the steps to install Fluentd on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use Fluentd to collect and consume data in your data analytics projects.
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