How To Install ktap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ktap
ktap is:
ktap is a new script-based dynamic tracing tool for Linux, it uses a scripting language and lets users trace the Linux kernel dynamically. ktap is designed to give operational insights with interoperability that allows users to tune, troubleshoot and extend kernel and application. It’s similar with Linux Systemtap and Solaris Dtrace.
ktap have different design principles from Linux mainstream dynamic tracing language in that it’s based on bytecode, so it doesn’t depend upon GCC, doesn’t require compiling kernel module for each script, safe to use in production environment, fulfilling the embedded ecosystem’s tracing needs.
There are three methods to install ktap on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ktap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ktap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ktap
Install ktap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ktap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ktap
Install ktap Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ktap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ktap
How To Uninstall ktap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ktap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ktap
Uninstall ktap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ktap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ktap
Remove ktap Configurations and Data
To remove ktap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ktap
Remove ktap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ktap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ktap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ktap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
