How To Install libperfmark-java on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
3 minutes • 548 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperfmark-java on Ubuntu.
What is libperfmark-java
libperfmark-java is:
Low-overhead, manually-instrumented, tracing library for Java. Users can add the tracing function calls to their code to see how long each part takes.
Features
Very Low Overhead: When enabled, tracing a function call adds about 70ns. Tracing is done in a lock-free, wait-free, thread local buffer, which avoids interfering with your latency-sensitive code.
Dynamically Enabled: PerfMark can be enabled or disabled at runtime. When disabled, PerfMark has zero overhead, taking advantage of the JIT compiler to remove the tracing.
Inter-thread Communication: Existing profilers have difficulty expressing which thread wakes up and executes work on another thread. PerfMark allows users to express this relationship explicitly, making for a clear picture of how code flows.
Small Library Size: The PerfMark tracing API is only 5 KB in size, and has minimal dependencies making it easy to include in other projects. If no backend for recording the trace is present, the library safely disables itself.
Multiple Java Versions: The PerfMark API supports Java 6, making it easy to include on older or constrained environments. Additionally, PerfMark includes optimized backends for Java 6, Java 7, and Java 9. Each of these backends is automatically loaded at runtime (if possible) and uses advanced JVM features for maximum speed.
Chrome Trace Viewer Integration: PerfMark can export to the Chrome Trace Event Format, making it easy to view in your Web Browser.
There are three methods to install libperfmark-java on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libperfmark-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libperfmark-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libperfmark-java
Install libperfmark-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libperfmark-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libperfmark-java
Install libperfmark-java Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libperfmark-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libperfmark-java
How To Uninstall libperfmark-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libperfmark-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libperfmark-java
Uninstall libperfmark-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libperfmark-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperfmark-java
Remove libperfmark-java Configurations and Data
To remove libperfmark-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libperfmark-java
Remove libperfmark-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libperfmark-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperfmark-java
Dependencies
libperfmark-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libperfmark-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.