How To Install sysprof on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysprof on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sysprof
sysprof is:
Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler that uses a ptrace in Linux kernel to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don’t even have to be restarted.
It has the following features:
- profiles all running processes, not just a single application
- has a simple graphical interface
- shows the time spent in each branch of the call tree
- profiles can be loaded and saved
There are three methods to install sysprof 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 sysprof Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sysprof using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sysprof
Install sysprof Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sysprof using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sysprof
Install sysprof 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 sysprof using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sysprof
How To Uninstall sysprof on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sysprof package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sysprof
Uninstall sysprof And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sysprof and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysprof
Remove sysprof Configurations and Data
To remove sysprof configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sysprof
Remove sysprof configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sysprof configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysprof
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysprof package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
