How To Install ltrace on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltrace on CentOS 7. ltrace is Tracks runtime library calls from dynamically linked executables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltrace on CentOS 7.

What is ltrace

Ltrace is a debugging program which runs a specified command until the command exits. While the command is executing, ltrace intercepts and records both the dynamic library calls called by the executed process and the signals received by the executed process. Ltrace can also intercept and print system calls executed by the process. You should install ltrace if you need a sysadmin tool for tracking the execution of processes.

We can use yum or dnf to install ltrace on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ltrace.

Install ltrace on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ltrace using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ltrace

Install ltrace on CentOS 7 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 ltrace using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ltrace

How To Uninstall ltrace on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ltrace package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ltrace

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltrace on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.