How To Install perf on Rocky Linux 8
In this tutorial we learn how to install perf on Rocky Linux 8. perf is Performance monitoring for the Linux kernel
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perf on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perf.
Install perf on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the perf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perf
perf Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/bash_completion.d/perf
/usr/bin/perf
/usr/lib64/libperf-jvmti.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_cfg80211.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_function.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_futex.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_hrtimer.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_jbd2.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kmem.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kvm.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_mac80211.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_sched_switch.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_scsi.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_tlb.so
/usr/lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_xen.so
/usr/libexec/perf-core
/usr/libexec/perf-core/perf-archive
/usr/libexec/perf-core/perf-with-kcore
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Context.pm
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Core.pm
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.pm
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/check-perf-trace-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/failed-syscalls-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rw-by-file-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rw-by-file-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rw-by-pid-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rw-by-pid-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rwtop-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/rwtop-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/wakeup-latency-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/bin/wakeup-latency-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/check-perf-trace.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/failed-syscalls.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/rw-by-file.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/rw-by-pid.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/perl/wakeup-latency.pl
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Core.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/EventClass.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/SchedGui.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/Util.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/compaction-times-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/compaction-times-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/event_analyzing_sample-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/event_analyzing_sample-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/export-to-sqlite-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/export-to-sqlite-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/failed-syscalls-by-pid-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/flamegraph-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/flamegraph-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/futex-contention-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/futex-contention-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/intel-pt-events-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/intel-pt-events-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/mem-phys-addr-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/mem-phys-addr-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/net_dropmonitor-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/net_dropmonitor-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/netdev-times-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/netdev-times-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/powerpc-hcalls-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/powerpc-hcalls-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/sched-migration-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/sched-migration-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/sctop-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/sctop-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/stackcollapse-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/stackcollapse-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-by-pid-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/bin/syscall-counts-report
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/check-perf-trace.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/compaction-times.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/event_analyzing_sample.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/exported-sql-viewer.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/flamegraph.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/futex-contention.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/intel-pt-events.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/mem-phys-addr.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/netdev-times.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/powerpc-hcalls.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/sched-migration.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/sctop.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/stat-cpi.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/syscall-counts-by-pid.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/syscall-counts.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr.py
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/README
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/base-record
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/base-stat
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/system-wide-dummy
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-C0
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-basic
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-any
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-any
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-any_call
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-any_ret
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-hv
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-ind_call
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-k
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-branch-filter-u
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-count
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-data
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-freq
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-graph-default
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-graph-dwarf
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-graph-fp
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-group
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-group-sampling
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-group1
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-group2
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-no-buffering
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-no-inherit
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-no-samples
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-period
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-pfm-period
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-record-raw
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-basic
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-default
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-1
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-2
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-3
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-group
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-group1
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/attr/test-stat-no-inherit
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/pe-file.exe
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/pe-file.exe.debug
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/buildid.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/lib
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/lib/probe.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/lib/probe_vfs_getname.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/probe_vfs_getname.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh
/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/shell/trace+probe_vfs_getname.sh
/usr/share/doc/perf
/usr/share/doc/perf-tip/tips.txt
/usr/share/doc/perf/examples.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-annotate.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-archive.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-bench.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-buildid-cache.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-buildid-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-c2c.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-config.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-data.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-diff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-evlist.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-ftrace.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-help.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-inject.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-intel-pt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-kallsyms.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-kmem.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-kvm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-lock.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-mem.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-probe.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-record.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-report.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-sched.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-script-perl.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-script-python.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-script.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-stat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-test.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-timechart.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-top.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-trace.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf-version.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perf.1.gz
/usr/share/perf-core/strace
/usr/share/perf-core/strace/groups
/usr/share/perf-core/strace/groups/file
/usr/share/perf-core/strace/groups/string
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perf on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.