How To Install linux-perf on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-perf on Debian 11.
What is linux-perf
linux-perf is:
This package depends on the package containing the ‘perf’ performance analysis tools for the latest Linux kernel.
There are three methods to install linux-perf on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install linux-perf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-perf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-perf
Install linux-perf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-perf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-perf
Install linux-perf 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-perf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-perf
How To Uninstall linux-perf on Debian 11
To uninstall only the linux-perf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-perf
Uninstall linux-perf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-perf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-perf
Remove linux-perf Configurations and Data
To remove linux-perf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-perf
Remove linux-perf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-perf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-perf
Dependencies
linux-perf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-perf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
