How To Install perf on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perf in AlmaLinux 8. perf is Performance monitoring for the Linux kernel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perf on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perf

This package contains the perf tool, which enables performance monitoring of the Linux kernel.

We can use yum or dnf to install perf on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perf.

Install perf on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perf

Install perf on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perf

How To Uninstall perf on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perf on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.