How to Install and Uninstall bcc.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "bcc.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install bcc.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall bcc.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                bcc.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcc.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : bcc
Version : 0.19.0
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 674 k
Source : bcc-0.19.0-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : BPF Compiler Collection (BCC)
URL : https://github.com/iovisor/bcc
License : ASL 2.0
Description : BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and manipulation
: programs, and includes several useful tools and examples. It makes use of
: extended BPF (Berkeley Packet Filters), formally known as eBPF, a new feature
: that was first added to Linux 3.15. BCC makes BPF programs easier to write,
: with kernel instrumentation in C (and includes a C wrapper around LLVM), and
: front-ends in Python and lua. It is suited for many tasks, including
: performance analysis and network traffic control.