How To Install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8. elfutils-default-yama-scope is Default yama attach scope sysctl setting

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8.

What is elfutils-default-yama-scope

Yama sysctl setting to enable default attach scope settings enabling programs to use ptrace attach, access to /proc/PID/{mem,personality,stack,syscall}, and the syscalls process_vm_readv and process_vm_writev which are used for interprocess services, communication and introspection (like synchronisation, signaling, debugging, tracing and profiling) of processes. Yama sysctl setting to enable default attach scope settings enabling programs to use ptrace attach, access to /proc/PID/{mem,personality,stack,syscall}, and the syscalls process_vm_readv and process_vm_writev which are used for interprocess services, communication and introspection (like synchronisation, signaling, debugging, tracing and profiling) of processes.

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

Install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install elfutils-default-yama-scope using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install elfutils-default-yama-scope

Install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install elfutils-default-yama-scope using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install elfutils-default-yama-scope

How To Uninstall elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the elfutils-default-yama-scope package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove elfutils-default-yama-scope

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-default-yama-scope on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.