How To Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8. gcc-toolset-9-systemtap is Programmable system-wide instrumentation system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gcc-toolset-9-systemtap

SystemTap is an instrumentation system for systems running Linux. Developers can write instrumentation scripts to collect data on the operation of the system. The base systemtap package contains/requires the components needed to locally develop and execute systemtap scripts.

We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap.

Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap

Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gcc-toolset-9-systemtap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-9-systemtap

gcc-toolset-9-systemtap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.