perf-tools is a collection of profiling tools for Linux that provide information on system performance. These tools are available on GitHub and can be installed on Arch Linux by following these simple steps:
Make sure that your Arch Linux system has the necessary software packages installed. You will need git and perl.
sudo pacman -S git perl
Clone the perf-tools repository from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/brendangregg/perf-tools.git
Change to the perf-tools directory.
cd perf-tools
Run the install.sh script.
sudo ./install.sh
This will install perf-tools in the /usr/local/bin directory. The installation process may take a few minutes depending on your system's speed.
Once the installation is complete, you can test the perf-tools by running one of the scripts. For example, to test the iosnoop script:
sudo /usr/local/bin/iosnoop
This will display a list of I/O operations that are being performed by the system.
Perf-tools is a powerful tool for profiling system performance on Linux. By following the above steps, you can easily install perf-tools on Arch Linux and start using it to analyze your system's performance.
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