2 Installing gprofng

Install the binutils-gprofng package on Oracle Linux 8.

Before installing the binutils-gprofng package, enable the ol8_addons repository:

sudo dnf config-manager --enable ol8_addons
sudo dnf update -y

For more information, see Oracle Linux: Managing Software on Oracle Linux.

The binutils-gprofng package provides the gprofng profiling tool and its prerequisites on Oracle Linux systems.

  1. Install the binutils-gprofng package.

    Use the dnf command to install the package:

    sudo dnf install -y binutils-gprofng
  2. Verify that the binutils-gprofng package has installed successfully.

    Use the gprofng command to verify its presence:

    gprofng --version
The binutils-gprofng package is installed.