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Old 06-02-2016, 10:48 PM   #1
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Unable to use stress program even after installation.


Hi Unix Gurus,

I installed "stress" program but not able to use it even after its installation. Please see below the output from console.
Code:
[jim@agent2 ~]$ stress
-bash: stress: command not found
[jim@agent2 ~]$ su - root
Password: 
[root@agent2 ~]# stress
-bash: stress: command not found
[root@agent2 ~]# yum search stress
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * extras: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * updates: centos.uberglobalmirror.com
base                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.7 kB     00:00     
extras                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.4 kB     00:00     
puppetlabs-pc1                                                                                                                                                               | 2.5 kB     00:00     
puppetlabs-pc1/primary_db                                                                                                                                                    |  59 kB     00:00     
updates                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.4 kB     00:00     
========================================================================================= Matched: stress ==========================================================================================
systemtap-testsuite.x86_64 : Instrumentation System Testsuite
[root@agent2 ~]# yum install stress
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * extras: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * updates: centos.uberglobalmirror.com
No package stress available.
Error: Nothing to do
[root@agent2 ~]# yum install systemtap-testsuite.x86_64 : Instrumentation System Testsuite
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * extras: centos.mirror.crucial.com.au
 * updates: centos.uberglobalmirror.com
No package : available.
No package Instrumentation available.
No package System available.
No package Testsuite available.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package systemtap-testsuite.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6 will be installed
puppetlabs-pc1/filelists_db                                                                                                                                                  | 336 kB     00:02     
--> Processing Dependency: systemtap-server = 2.9-4.el6 for package: systemtap-testsuite-2.9-4.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: systemtap-sdt-devel = 2.9-4.el6 for package: systemtap-testsuite-2.9-4.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: systemtap = 2.9-4.el6 for package: systemtap-testsuite-2.9-4.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(HTML::Entities) for package: systemtap-testsuite-2.9-4.el6.x86_64

...
....
..

Installation continues.

Installed:
  systemtap-testsuite.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6                                                                                                                                                            

Dependency Installed:
  avahi.x86_64 0:0.6.25-15.el6         dejagnu.noarch 1:1.4.4-17.el6         expect.x86_64 0:5.44.1.15-5.el6_4   gcc-c++.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6             glibc.i686 0:2.12-1.192.el6           
  glibc-devel.i686 0:2.12-1.192.el6    libstdc++-devel.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6 nc.x86_64 0:1.84-24.el6             nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.14.3-23.el6_7 perl-HTML-Parser.x86_64 0:3.64-2.el6  
  perl-HTML-Tagset.noarch 0:3.20-4.el6 systemtap.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6          systemtap-client.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6 systemtap-devel.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6        systemtap-sdt-devel.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6
  systemtap-server.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6  tcl.x86_64 1:8.5.7-6.el6             

Dependency Updated:
  cpp.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6                 gcc.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6        glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.192.el6     glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.192.el6     glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.12-1.192.el6     
  glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.12-1.192.el6     libgcc.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6     libgomp.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6     libstdc++.x86_64 0:4.4.7-17.el6          systemtap-runtime.x86_64 0:2.9-4.el6    

Complete!
[root@agent2 ~]# stress
-bash: stress: command not found
[root@agent2 ~]# systemtap-testsuite
-bash: systemtap-testsuite: command not found
[root@agent2 ~]#
I wonder what I am doing wrong here?

Please guide me.

Thank you.
 
Old 06-02-2016, 11:34 PM   #2
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So, there's a website with documentation

https://sourceware.org/systemtap/Sys...systemtap.html

Check it out!
 
Old 06-03-2016, 12:18 AM   #3
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Even though the name of package is same the one you have given seems to be different. I want to induce high cpu and memory on my machine and see the output.

stap doesn't seems to be doing that.
 
Old 06-03-2016, 12:19 AM   #4
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stap and stress are two different commands.
 
Old 06-03-2016, 01:55 AM   #5
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Here we go:

Problem solved:
http://pkgs.repoforge.org/stress/

Installed it using
rpm -Uvh <package name>
 
  


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