How To Install strace on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install strace on AlmaLinux 8.
What is strace
The strace program intercepts and records the system calls called and received by a running process. Strace can print a record of each system call, its arguments and its return value. Strace is useful for diagnosing problems and debugging, as well as for instructional purposes. Install strace if you need a tool to track the system calls made and received by a process.
We can use yum or dnf to install strace on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install strace.
Install strace 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 strace using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install strace
Install strace 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 strace using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install strace
How To Uninstall strace on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the strace package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove strace
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install strace on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
