How to Install and Uninstall collectl Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "collectl" package

This is a short guide on how to install collectl on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                collectl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "collectl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall collectl on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                collectl
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the collectl package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package collectl:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : collectl
Version : 4.3.8-2.1
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.4 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : collectl-4.3.8-2.1.src
Upstream URL : https://collectl.sourceforge.net
Summary : System status data collection utility
Description :
Similar to the "sar" program, collectl does collection of device performance
information. It features:
* Fine-grained non-drifting monitoring
* Aggregates performance numbers or device-individual reports
* Aligned monitoring intervals
* Process and slab monitoring
* Monitoring of process i/o statistics
* IPMI monitoring for fans and temperature sensors
* API for importing additional data