How To Install systemtap-runtime-virtguest on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemtap-runtime-virtguest in AlmaLinux 8. systemtap-runtime-virtguest is Systemtap Cross-VM Instrumentation - guest

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemtap-runtime-virtguest on AlmaLinux 8.

What is systemtap-runtime-virtguest

This package installs the services necessary on a virtual machine for a systemtap-runtime-virthost machine to execute systemtap scripts.

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

Install systemtap-runtime-virtguest 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 systemtap-runtime-virtguest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install systemtap-runtime-virtguest

Install systemtap-runtime-virtguest 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 systemtap-runtime-virtguest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install systemtap-runtime-virtguest

How To Uninstall systemtap-runtime-virtguest on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the systemtap-runtime-virtguest package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove systemtap-runtime-virtguest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemtap-runtime-virtguest on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.