How to Install and Uninstall perf-tools-unstable Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "perf-tools-unstable" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install perf-tools-unstable on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                perf-tools-unstable
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "perf-tools-unstable" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall perf-tools-unstable on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                perf-tools-unstable
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perf-tools-unstable package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: perf-tools-unstable
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 227
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sebastien Delafond
Architecture: all
Version: 0.0.1~20150130+git85414b0-1
Depends: linux-tools
Conflicts: ubuntu-dev-tools
Filename: pool/universe/p/perf-tools-unstable/perf-tools-unstable_0.0.1~20150130+git85414b0-1_all.deb
Size: 95024
MD5sum: 618da4ac93db0f5c08d685883dd03c99
SHA1: b3d37974e70f7f66ef5557706c1206d5b71ef8cc
SHA256: 7e7d306484d6e9710a965057dcfe4329d7f557b3015a2e0e657131e89f1a472d
Description-en: DTrace-like tools for Linux
A miscellaneous collection of in-development and unsupported
performance analysis tools for Linux perf_events, aka the "perf"
command, and ftrace. Both perf_events and ftrace are core Linux
tracing tools, and are included in the Linux kernel source.
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These tools are designed to be simple to use, easy to install, and
provide advanced performance observability. This collection was
written by Brendan Gregg (author of the DTraceToolkit).
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Many of these tools employ workarounds so that functionality is
possible on existing Linux kernels. Because of this, many tools have
caveats (see man pages), and their implementation should be
considered a placeholder until future kernel features, or new tracing
subsystems, are added.
Description-md5: 6d4101544882e50b5c7b3342d5598a72
Homepage: https://github.com/brendangregg/perf-tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu