How To Install tuned-utils-systemtap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuned-utils-systemtap in AlmaLinux 8. tuned-utils-systemtap is Disk and net statistic monitoring systemtap scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuned-utils-systemtap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is tuned-utils-systemtap

This package contains several systemtap scripts to allow detailed manual monitoring of the system. Instead of the typical IO/sec it collects minimal, maximal and average time between operations to be able to identify applications that behave power inefficient (many small operations instead of fewer large ones).

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

Install tuned-utils-systemtap 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 tuned-utils-systemtap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tuned-utils-systemtap

Install tuned-utils-systemtap 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 tuned-utils-systemtap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tuned-utils-systemtap

How To Uninstall tuned-utils-systemtap on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the tuned-utils-systemtap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tuned-utils-systemtap

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Summary

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