How To Install papi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install papi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is papi-tools
papi-tools is:
Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) provides the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events.
In addition Component PAPI provides access to a collection of components that expose performance measurement opportunites across the hardware and software stack.
This package provides utilities provided by the PAPI software.
There are three methods to install papi-tools 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 papi-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install papi-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install papi-tools
Install papi-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install papi-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install papi-tools
Install papi-tools 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 papi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install papi-tools
How To Uninstall papi-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the papi-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove papi-tools
Uninstall papi-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall papi-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove papi-tools
Remove papi-tools Configurations and Data
To remove papi-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge papi-tools
Remove papi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove papi-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge papi-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install papi-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
