How To Install scorep on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install scorep in AlmaLinux 8. scorep is Scalable Performance Measurement Infrastructure for Parallel Codes

Introduction

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

What is scorep

The Score-P (Scalable Performance Measurement Infrastructure for Parallel Codes) measurement infrastructure is a highly scalable and easy-to-use tool suite for profiling, event trace recording, and online analysis of HPC applications.

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

Install scorep 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 scorep using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install scorep

Install scorep 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 scorep using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install scorep

How To Uninstall scorep on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove scorep

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Summary

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