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This is a small guide to get started quickly with LTTng kernel and user
space tracing. For a more thorough understanding of LTTng and intermediate
to advanced use cases and, see [Understanding LTTng](#doc-understanding-lttng)
and [Using LTTng](#doc-using-lttng).

Before reading this guide, make sure LTTng
[is installed](#doc-installing-lttng). LTTng-tools is required. Also install
LTTng-modules for
[tracing the Linux kernel](#doc-tracing-the-linux-kernel) and LTTng-UST
for
[tracing your own user space applications](#doc-tracing-your-own-user-application).
When the traces are finally written and complete, the
[Viewing and analyzing your traces](#doc-viewing-and-analyzing-your-traces)
section of this chapter will help you analyze your tracepoint events
to investigate.
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	5	This is a small guide to get started quickly with LTTng kernel and user
b51e6d8e PP	6	space tracing. For a more thorough understanding of LTTng and intermediate
	7	to advanced use cases and, see [Understanding LTTng](#doc-understanding-lttng)
	8	and [Using LTTng](#doc-using-lttng).
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5e0cbfb0 PP	10	Before reading this guide, make sure LTTng
b51e6d8e	11	[is installed](#doc-installing-lttng). LTTng-tools is required. Also install
47bfcb75	12	LTTng-modules for
5e0cbfb0 PP	13	[tracing the Linux kernel](#doc-tracing-the-linux-kernel) and LTTng-UST
	14	for
	15	[tracing your own user space applications](#doc-tracing-your-own-user-application).
b51e6d8e	16	When the traces are finally written and complete, the
5e0cbfb0	17	[Viewing and analyzing your traces](#doc-viewing-and-analyzing-your-traces)
47bfcb75 PP	18	section of this chapter will help you analyze your tracepoint events
47bfcb75 PP	19	to investigate.