Information about the package, systemtap-client, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The systemtap-client package is designed for, Programmable system-wide instrumentation system - client.
Package Name:
systemtap-client
Summary:
Programmable system-wide instrumentation system - client
Description:
This package contains/requires the components needed to develop systemtap scripts, and compile them using a local systemtap-devel or a remote systemtap-server installation, then run them using a local or remote systemtap-runtime. It includes script samples and documentation, and a copy of the tapset library for reference.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.9
Release:
7.el6
Size:
3.7 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the systemtap-client package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install systemtap-client
This command will install systemtap-client on the server.
yum remove systemtap-client
This command will un-install systemtap-client on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove systemtap-client, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove systemtap-client
This command will un-install systemtap-client on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove systemtap-client when using the -y flag.
yum update systemtap-client
This command will update systemtap-client to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove systemtap-client, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update systemtap-client
This command will update systemtap-client to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove systemtap-client when using the -y flag.
yum info systemtap-client
This command will show you core information about the systemtap-client package.
yum deplist systemtap-client
This command will show you the dependencies for systemtap-client. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update systemtap-client
This command will check if there is an update waiting on systemtap-client. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.