Installing OProfile with distribution tools

Install OProfile using tools available from your Linux distribution. These instructions do not use IBM Advance Toolchain or the SDK.

Note: These instructions are provided as a guide. Review the documentation associated with your installed distribution for updates or additional steps and options regarding how to install additional packages.
Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
$ yum install oprofile
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, OpenSUSE
$ zypper install oprofile or yast2 -i oprofile
Ubuntu, debian
$ apt-get install oprofile