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title: Linux Profiling
description: The following article is provided on an advice basis only. This article references 3rd party software that may require licensing. perf is a powerful tool that can perform lightweight Linux profiling.
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# Linux Profiling

**The following article is provided on an advice basis only. This article references 3rd party software that may require licensing.** perf is a powerful tool that can perform lightweight Linux profiling. It is sometimes required when diagnosing performance issues with Diffusion and the server it is running on.

### Installing perf

The perf utility can usually be found in the linux-tools package. Alternatively, it can be installed using the following command.

```
sudo apt-get install linux-tools
```

### Using perf

An in-depth tutorial on how to use the perf utility can be found at the following link.

- [perf Wiki](https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page) (external site)

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