How To Install python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8. python3-bcc is Python3 bindings for BPF Compiler Collection (BCC)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-bcc

Python3 bindings for BPF Compiler Collection (BCC)

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-bcc.

Install python3-bcc 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 python3-bcc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-bcc

Install python3-bcc 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 python3-bcc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-bcc

How To Uninstall python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-bcc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-bcc

python3-bcc Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc-0.16.0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/containers.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/containers.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/disassembler.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/disassembler.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/libbcc.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/libbcc.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/perf.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/perf.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/syscall.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/syscall.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/table.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/table.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/tcp.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/tcp.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/usdt.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/usdt.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/utils.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/utils.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/version.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/__pycache__/version.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/containers.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/disassembler.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/libbcc.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/perf.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/syscall.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/table.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/tcp.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/usdt.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/utils.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/bcc/version.py

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bcc on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.