How To Install systemtap-server on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemtap-server
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is systemtap-server
This is the remote script compilation server component of systemtap. It announces itself to nearby clients with avahi (if available), and compiles systemtap scripts to kernel objects on their demand.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install systemtap-server
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install systemtap-server.
Install systemtap-server 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-server
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install systemtap-server
Install systemtap-server 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-server
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install systemtap-server
How To Uninstall systemtap-server on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the systemtap-server
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove systemtap-server
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemtap-server
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.