How to Install and Uninstall heaptrack.x86_64 Package on CentOS Stream 8

Last updated: October 07,2024

1. Install "heaptrack.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install heaptrack.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                heaptrack.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "heaptrack.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall heaptrack.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                heaptrack.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the heaptrack.x86_64 package on CentOS Stream 8

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Available Packages
Name : heaptrack
Version : 1.2.0
Release : 7.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 562 k
Source : heaptrack-1.2.0-7.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : A heap memory profiler for Linux
URL : https://cgit.kde.org/heaptrack.git/
License : GPLv2+
Description : Heaptrack traces all memory allocations and annotates these events with stack
: traces.Dedicated analysis tools then allow you to interpret the heap memory
: profile to:
: - find hotspots that need to be optimized to reduce the memory footprint of your
: application
: - find memory leaks, i.e. locations that allocate memory which is never
: deallocated
: - find allocation hotspots, i.e. code locations that trigger a lot of memory
: allocation calls
: - find temporary allocations, which are allocations that are directly followed
: by their deallocation