How To Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel on CentOS 8

gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel is Static probe support tools Static probe support tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel on CentOS 8.

What is gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel

This package includes the <sys/sdt.h> header file used for static instrumentation compiled into userspace programs and libraries, along with the optional dtrace-compatibility preprocessor to process related .d files into tracing-macro-laden .h headers. gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel 4.1 4.el8 x86_64 209 k gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-4.1-4.el8.src.rpm appstream Static probe support tools http GPLv2+ and Public Domain This package includes the <sys/sdt.h> header file used for static instrumentation compiled into userspace programs and libraries, along with the optional dtrace-compatibility preprocessor to process related .d files into tracing-macro-laden .h headers.

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

Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

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

Install gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

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

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel

gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/bin/dtrace
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/include/sys/sdt-config.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/include/sys/sdt.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel/AUTHORS
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel/NEWS
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel/README
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/licenses/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/licenses/gcc-toolset-9-systemtap-sdt-devel/COPYING
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/systemtap.mo
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/systemtap.mo
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/systemtap.mo
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/systemtap.mo
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/dtrace.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/stap-merge.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/stap-prep.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/stap-report.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/stap.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man1/stapref.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man3/stapex.3stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man3/stapfuncs.3stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man3/stapprobes.3stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man3/stapvars.3stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::buildid.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::dwarf.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::fault.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::inode-uprobes.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::pass1.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::pass2.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::pass3.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::pass4.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::pass5.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::process-tracking.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::reporting.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/error::sdt.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/stappaths.7.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/warning::debuginfo.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man7/warning::symbols.7stap.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man8/stap-server.8.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man8/stapsh.8.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/cs/man8/systemtap.8.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/man1/dtrace.1.gz

References

Summary

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