Installing RRDtool on OpenSUSE latest using Terminal

RRDtool is a free and open-source data handling and graphical data representation tool. This tutorial will walk you through the installation process of RRDtool on OpenSUSE latest via the terminal.

Step 1: Update your repositories

Before installing RRDtool, update your repositories by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo zypper refresh

Enter your root password when prompted.

Step 2: Install RRDtool

Now that your repositories are updated, you can proceed to install RRDtool. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo zypper install rrdtool

The system will take few minutes to install the RRDtool package.

Step 3: Verify installation

To verify the installation, run

rrdtool

If you see the following output, then the RRDtool package has been successfully installed:

Usage: rrdtool [options] command command-options

Conclusion

You have successfully installed RRDtool on OpenSUSE latest using Terminal. You can now use the RRDtool package to view data representation in different formats.

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