How to Install and Uninstall blktrace.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "blktrace.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install blktrace.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                blktrace.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "blktrace.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall blktrace.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the blktrace.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : blktrace
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.0.5
Release : 9.amzn2
Size : 134 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Utilities for performing block layer IO tracing in the linux
: kernel
URL : http://brick.kernel.dk/snaps
License : GPLv2+
Description : blktrace is a block layer IO tracing mechanism which provides
: detailed information about request queue operations to user space.
: This package includes both blktrace, a utility which gathers
: event traces from the kernel; and blkparse, a utility which
: formats trace data collected by blktrace.
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: You should install the blktrace package if you need to gather
: detailed information about IO patterns.