RRDtool is a popular open-source tool used for monitoring and graphing time-series data. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install RRDtool on macOS.
Before we begin, make sure that you have a macOS system that meets the following requirements:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that simplifies the installation of software. To install Homebrew, open Terminal and run the following command:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
You will be prompted to enter your admin password.
Once Homebrew is installed, you can use it to install RRDtool. Open Terminal and run the following command:
brew install rrdtool
The installation process may take a few minutes to complete.
To verify that RRDtool has been installed correctly, run the following command in Terminal:
rrdtool
You should see output similar to the following:
ERROR: Missing filename.
Usage: rrdtool
If you receive an error message, it means that RRDtool was not installed correctly.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install RRDtool on macOS using Homebrew. With RRDtool installed, you can now use it to monitor and graph time-series data on your macOS system.
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