How To Install retrace-server on CentOS 8

retrace-server is Application for remote coredump analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install retrace-server on CentOS 8.

What is `retrace-server`

The retrace server provides a coredump analysis and backtrace generation service over a network using HTTP protocol.

We can use yum or dnf to install retrace-server on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install retrace-server.

Install retrace-server 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 retrace-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install retrace-server

Install retrace-server 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 retrace-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install retrace-server

How To Uninstall retrace-server on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the retrace-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove retrace-server

retrace-server Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/httpd/conf.d/retrace-server-httpd.conf
/etc/logrotate.d
/etc/logrotate.d/retrace-server
/etc/retrace-server
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/debuginfo.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/environment.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/fail.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/retrace.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/start.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/success.conf
/etc/retrace-server/hooks/task.conf
/etc/retrace-server/retrace-server-hooks.conf
/etc/retrace-server/retrace-server.conf
/usr/bin/coredump2packages
/usr/bin/retrace-server-bugzilla-query
/usr/bin/retrace-server-bugzilla-refresh
/usr/bin/retrace-server-cleanup
/usr/bin/retrace-server-interact
/usr/bin/retrace-server-plugin-checker
/usr/bin/retrace-server-reposync
/usr/bin/retrace-server-reposync-faf
/usr/bin/retrace-server-task
/usr/bin/retrace-server-worker
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/argparser.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/argparser.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/config.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/config.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/plugins.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/plugins.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/retrace.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/retrace.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/retrace_worker.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/retrace_worker.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/stats.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/stats.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/util.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/__pycache__/util.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/argparser.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__pycache__/podman.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/__pycache__/podman.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/backends/podman.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/config.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/config.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/config.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/hooks.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/__pycache__/hooks.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/config.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/hooks/hooks.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/plugins.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/retrace.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/retrace_worker.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/stats.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/retrace/util.py
/usr/libexec/retrace-server
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/fail
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/post_clean_task
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/post_prepare_debuginfo
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/post_prepare_environment
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/post_remove_task
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/post_retrace
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_clean_task
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_prepare_debuginfo
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_prepare_environment
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_remove_task
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_retrace
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/pre_start
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/start
/usr/libexec/retrace-server/hooks/success
/usr/share/doc/retrace-server
/usr/share/doc/retrace-server/README.md
/usr/share/info/retrace-server.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/retrace-server
/usr/share/licenses/retrace-server/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
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/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/retrace-server.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/retrace-server-cleanup.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/retrace-server-interact.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/retrace-server-reposync.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/retrace-server-task.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/retrace-server-worker.1.gz
/usr/share/retrace-server
/usr/share/retrace-server/backtrace.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/checkpackage.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/create.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/delete.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/exploitable.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/ftp.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/index.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/index.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/log.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/manager.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/manager.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/manager_usrcore_task_form.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/manager_vmcore_task_form.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/managertask.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/metrics.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/plugins
/usr/share/retrace-server/plugins/__init__.py
/usr/share/retrace-server/plugins/centos.py
/usr/share/retrace-server/plugins/fedora.py
/usr/share/retrace-server/plugins/rhel.py
/usr/share/retrace-server/settings.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/start.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/stats.wsgi
/usr/share/retrace-server/stats.xhtml
/usr/share/retrace-server/status.wsgi
/var/cache/retrace-server
/var/cache/retrace-server/download
/var/cache/retrace-server/kernel
/var/lib/retrace
/var/log/retrace-server
/var/spool/retrace-server

References

retrace-server website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install retrace-server on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.