How To Install abi-dumper on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-dumper in Fedora 36. abi-dumper is Tool to dump ABI of an ELF object containing DWARF debug info

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-dumper on Fedora 36.

What is `abi-dumper`

A tool to dump ABI of an ELF object containing DWARF debug info. The tool is intended to be used with ABI Compliance Checker tool for tracking ABI changes of a C/C++ library or kernel module.

We can use yum or dnf to install abi-dumper on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install abi-dumper.

Install abi-dumper on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install abi-dumper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install abi-dumper

Install abi-dumper on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install abi-dumper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install abi-dumper

How To Uninstall abi-dumper on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the abi-dumper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove abi-dumper

abi-dumper Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/abi-dumper
/usr/share/doc/abi-dumper
/usr/share/doc/abi-dumper/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/abi-dumper
/usr/share/licenses/abi-dumper/LICENSE

References

abi-dumper website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-dumper on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).