How To Install kernelshark on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernelshark on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kernelshark
kernelshark is:
This package contains the kernelshark, trace-view, and trace-graph programs. Data for analysis may be generated by the trace-cmd utility.
There are three methods to install kernelshark on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kernelshark Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kernelshark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kernelshark
Install kernelshark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kernelshark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kernelshark
Install kernelshark Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kernelshark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kernelshark
How To Uninstall kernelshark on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kernelshark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kernelshark
Uninstall kernelshark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kernelshark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kernelshark
Remove kernelshark Configurations and Data
To remove kernelshark configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kernelshark
Remove kernelshark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kernelshark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kernelshark
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernelshark package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
