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Install perf on WSL 2
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install-linux-perf-on-wsl2.sh
apt install flex bison
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel --depth 1
cd WSL2-Linux-Kernel/tools/perf
make -j8
sudo cp perf /usr/local/bin
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ExpHP commented May 14, 2025 •
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I'm getting

Makefile.config:1144: *** ERROR: libtraceevent is missing. Please install libtraceevent-dev/libtraceevent-devel or build with NO_LIBTRACEEVENT=1.  Stop.

Unfortunately.....

$ sudo apt install libtraceevent-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libtraceevent-dev

For anyone else who gets this, looking at the page for libtraceevent suggests that the issue is probably because I am still on Ubuntu 2020.04 LTS (Focal). The oldest they have is for 2022 Jammy. How quickly time has flown...

The latest LTS release is 2024.04 LTS (Noble). I'll post back here if upgrading doesn't fix this issue.

Edit: Installing 2024.04 LTS fixed the issue.

perf record, perf report work beautifully

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