How To Install gcc-toolset-9-strace on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-strace on Rocky Linux 8. gcc-toolset-9-strace is Tracks and displays system calls associated with a running process

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-strace on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `gcc-toolset-9-strace`

The strace program intercepts and records the system calls called and received by a running process. Strace can print a record of each system call, its arguments and its return value. Strace is useful for diagnosing problems and debugging, as well as for instructional purposes. Install strace if you need a tool to track the system calls made and received by a process.

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

Install gcc-toolset-9-strace 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 gcc-toolset-9-strace using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-toolset-9-strace

Install gcc-toolset-9-strace 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 gcc-toolset-9-strace using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-toolset-9-strace

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-9-strace on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gcc-toolset-9-strace package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-9-strace

gcc-toolset-9-strace Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/bin/strace
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/bin/strace-log-merge
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/COPYING
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/CREDITS
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/ChangeLog-CVS.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/ChangeLog.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/LGPL-2.1-or-later
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/NEWS
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-strace/README
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/man1/strace-log-merge.1.gz
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/man/man1/strace.1.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/60e3fe23aaa6a54b989c0255f788f3ba0ef044

References

gcc-toolset-9-strace website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-strace on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.