How To Install python3-lttngust on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lttngust on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-lttngust
python3-lttngust is:
The userspace tracer is designed to provide detailed information about userspace activity. Like the kernel tracer, performance is the main goal. Tracing does not require system calls or traps. UST instrumentation points may be added in any userspace code including signal handlers and libraries.
This package contains the Python 3.x UST agent.
There are three methods to install python3-lttngust 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 python3-lttngust Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-lttngust using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-lttngust
Install python3-lttngust Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-lttngust using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-lttngust
Install python3-lttngust 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 python3-lttngust using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-lttngust
How To Uninstall python3-lttngust on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-lttngust package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-lttngust
Uninstall python3-lttngust And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-lttngust and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lttngust
Remove python3-lttngust Configurations and Data
To remove python3-lttngust configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lttngust
Remove python3-lttngust configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-lttngust configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-lttngust
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lttngust package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
