How To Install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bpf in Fedora 36. pcp-pmda-bpf is Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics from eBPF ELF modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36.

What is `pcp-pmda-bpf`

This package contains the PCP Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for extracting performance metrics from eBPF ELF modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcp-pmda-bpf.

Install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcp-pmda-bpf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcp-pmda-bpf

Install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcp-pmda-bpf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcp-pmda-bpf

How To Uninstall pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pcp-pmda-bpf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcp-pmda-bpf

pcp-pmda-bpf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/pcp/bpf
/etc/pcp/bpf/bpf.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/fb242dc75b43d1d388331c9bc8a3cf82898625
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/43aa89ee1ed8bf714024fbc1692443457ff622
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pcp-pmda-bpf.conf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/Install
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/Remove
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/domain.h
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules/biolatency.so
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules/runqlat.so
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/pmda_bpf.so
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/pmdabpf
/usr/libexec/pcp/pmdas/bpf/root_bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/Install
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/Remove
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/bpf.conf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/domain.h
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules/biolatency.so
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/modules/runqlat.so
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/pmda_bpf.so
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/pmdabpf
/var/lib/pcp/pmdas/bpf/root_bpf

References

pcp-pmda-bpf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-pmda-bpf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).