How to Install and Uninstall trace-cmd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "trace-cmd" package

This tutorial shows how to install trace-cmd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                trace-cmd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "trace-cmd" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall trace-cmd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: trace-cmd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 1111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), python2.7, python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~), python
Suggests: kernelshark
Filename: pool/universe/t/trace-cmd/trace-cmd_2.5.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 278612
MD5sum: 4f6cbbd74d6326b92a5903e402a74b24
SHA1: 254615942338e5b5ce7e1504c1df2cd960bee396
SHA256: 189004d45472df65c3f3f22e9f474f4af47a5a5cf25cfd1642d56b282e12696a
Description-en: Utility for retrieving and analyzing function tracing in the kernel
This package contains the trace-cmd utility. Trace-cmd makes it easy to
retrieve and analyze function traces from the Linux kernel while it is running.
Description-md5: 8fcc173a1e8a14c086b27ed1798fb104
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu