Tutorial: How to install perf-tools on EndeavourOS Latest

Step 1: System Update

Before starting the installation process, it is always a good idea to ensure that your system is updated.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Perf-tools requires some dependencies to be installed. You can install them by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S git automake autoconf make fakeroot pkg-config gcc

Step 3: Clone the GitHub Repository

Next, you will need to clone the perf-tools GitHub repository to your system. The following command will download the repository to your system:

git clone https://github.com/brendangregg/perf-tools.git

Step 4: Build and Install perf-tools

Navigate to the directory of perf-tools:

cd perf-tools

Then, you can build and install perf-tools using the following command:

sudo make install

Step 5: Testing perf-tools

Test whether perf-tools is installed correctly by using the following command:

perf --help

If you see the output with options and arguments, then perf-tools have been installed correctly.

Step 6: Removing perf-tools

If you want to remove or uninstall perf-tools, then navigate to perf-tools directory and use the following command:

sudo make uninstall

This will remove all related files and directories from your system.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can easily install and use perf-tools on your EndeavourOS Latest system. Perf-tools is a powerful set of performance tools that can help you diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues on your Linux system.