How To Install workqueue-stats-report on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install linux-tools-3.2

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is workqueue-stats-report and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install workqueue-stats-report on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install workqueue-stats-report using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install workqueue-stats-report using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-tools-3.2

Install workqueue-stats-report using apt

Because workqueue-stats-report is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install workqueue-stats-report using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-tools-3.2

Install workqueue-stats-report 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install workqueue-stats-report by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-tools-3.2

How to upgrade (update) a single package workqueue-stats-report using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the workqueue-stats-report, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install linux-tools-3.2

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install linux-tools-3.2

How To Uninstall workqueue-stats-report from Debian 11

To uninstall only the workqueue-stats-report package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-tools-3.2

Uninstall workqueue-stats-report and all its dependencies

To uninstall workqueue-stats-report and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-tools-3.2

Remove workqueue-stats-report with all configurations and data

To remove workqueue-stats-report configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-tools-3.2

Remove workqueue-stats-report completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to workqueue-stats-report package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-tools-3.2

Extra info and code examples

This package contains the 'perf' performance analysis tools for Linux kernel version 3.6. The linux-base package contains a 'perf' command which will invoke the appropriate version for the running kernel.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install workqueue-stats-report using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the workqueue-stats-report from Debian 11.

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