How To Install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblttng-ust-python-agent0
liblttng-ust-python-agent0 is:
The userspace tracer is designed to provide detailed information about userspace activity. Like the kernel tracer, performance is the main goal. Tracing does not require system calls or traps. UST instrumentation points may be added in any userspace code including signal handlers and libraries.
This package contains a library used by the Python agents.
There are three methods to install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 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 liblttng-ust-python-agent0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblttng-ust-python-agent0
Install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblttng-ust-python-agent0
Install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 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 liblttng-ust-python-agent0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblttng-ust-python-agent0
How To Uninstall liblttng-ust-python-agent0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblttng-ust-python-agent0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblttng-ust-python-agent0
Uninstall liblttng-ust-python-agent0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblttng-ust-python-agent0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblttng-ust-python-agent0
Remove liblttng-ust-python-agent0 Configurations and Data
To remove liblttng-ust-python-agent0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblttng-ust-python-agent0
Remove liblttng-ust-python-agent0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblttng-ust-python-agent0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblttng-ust-python-agent0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-python-agent0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
