In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Sysdig on NixOS Latest. Sysdig is a tool that allows you to monitor system activity and troubleshoot performance issues in real-time. It provides deep visibility into system-level activity such as packet capture, disk activity, and more.
Before we proceed with the installation, we need to ensure that the following requirements are met:
First, open a terminal session on your NixOS Latest system. You can do this by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+T key combination.
NixOS provides a package for installing Sysdig. To install it, run the following command in the terminal:
nix-env -iA nixos.sysdig
This command will download and install Sysdig on your system.
To test that Sysdig has been installed correctly, you can run the following command in the terminal:
sysdig -v
This command will display the version of Sysdig that has been installed. If Sysdig is installed correctly, you should see output similar to the following:
sysdig version x.y.z
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Sysdig on NixOS Latest. Now, you can use Sysdig to monitor system activity and troubleshoot performance issues.
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