apt-get does not find suggested package (perf tool)

Question

I am using performance counters (https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page) on Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64. If I type perf I get:

perf not found for kernel 3.11.0-031100
You may need to install linux-tools-3.11.0-031100-generic

But apt-get install ... does not find it

E: Unable to locate package linux-tools-3.11.0-031100-generic

uname -r returns 3.11.0-031100-generic, i.e., a slightly different kernel name (Ubuntu default is 3.11.0-13-generic)

How can I by default install the correct binaries matching the kernel (and/or what repositories do I have to add for this)?

(I know I can work around this by compiling it from the kernel sources in /tools/perf/; this works, but ideally I want to have it done automatically via apt.)

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 02 '13 at 14:54

You need to have both linux-tools and the kernel in the same version or it won't work:

sudo apt-get install linux-tools linux-generic
sudo reboot

If you are using mainline kernels you must compile perf against the mainline sources, otherwise it will not work.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '14 at 08:17

I was having the same problem. Whenever I fire perf command I got :

$ perf
perf_2.6.38-1208 not found
You may need to install linux-tools-2.6.38-1208

But actually perf was installed by installing linux-tools package but it was with different name perf_2.6.38-16.

So, I am able to use perf with perf_2.6.38-16 command instead of perf.

You can create alias for perf_2.6.38-16 with name perf.

Hope someone with same problem may find it useful.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 02 '13 at 14:33

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Open your terminal and type as

sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency-tools-3.11.0-11

Then check again.

If it fails to get you , then install these packages also and then try again

sudo apt-get install linux-tools-common linux-base

Then check again.

answered Dec 02 '13 at 14:33

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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For me, the problem was a wrong kernel version after upgrading my system from 13.10 to 14.04.

Fixed the kernel issue by reinstalling the generic kernel package (Wrong kernel after upgrade --- old kernel still installed?). After that, perf worked perfectly.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Sep 24 '14 at 08:13

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apt-get does not find suggested package (perf tool)

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