How to Install and Uninstall linux-perf Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "linux-perf" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install linux-perf on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-perf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-perf" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-perf on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-perf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-perf package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: linux-perf
Source: linux
Version: 5.10.136-1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: linux-perf-5.10 (= 5.10.136-1)
Description: Performance analysis tools for Linux (meta-package)
Description-md5: 38c4aee4d06e50923ab29bdd9339410e
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/l/linux/linux-perf_5.10.136-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1124
SHA256: 00da1971820e75aa8d757eceb6e7f87aa1cec6de172950a03be33d1b4b3f0c98

Package: linux-perf
Source: linux
Version: 5.10.127-1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: linux-perf-5.10 (= 5.10.127-1)
Description: Performance analysis tools for Linux (meta-package)
Description-md5: 38c4aee4d06e50923ab29bdd9339410e
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Tag: devel::profiler, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::metapackage, role::program, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::analysing,
use::measuring
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-perf_5.10.127-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1128
MD5sum: cd02a45c374b2b40ddde5044c4ca17b9
SHA256: 600ceb73d7985baedf6a147a9083ee329ea9da51ea31f739d63f308574572231