How To Install gnome-valgrind-session on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-valgrind-session in Fedora 36. gnome-valgrind-session is Run an entire GNOME session under valgrind

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-valgrind-session on Fedora 36.

What is gnome-valgrind-session

GNOME Valgrind Session adds new types of GNOME session to the login manager’s session menu. These let you instrument your entire session with Valgrind for debugging purposes. The generated logs are collected and subjected to simple postprocessing when you log out. The result is saved to a file in your home directory.

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

Install gnome-valgrind-session 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 gnome-valgrind-session using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-valgrind-session

Install gnome-valgrind-session 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 gnome-valgrind-session using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-valgrind-session

How To Uninstall gnome-valgrind-session on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gnome-valgrind-session package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-valgrind-session

gnome-valgrind-session Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/gnome-valgrind-errors
/usr/bin/gnome-valgrind-errors-postprocess
/usr/bin/gnome-valgrind-leaks
/usr/bin/gnome-valgrind-leaks-postprocess
/usr/share/doc/gnome-valgrind-session
/usr/share/doc/gnome-valgrind-session/LICENSE
/usr/share/xsessions/gnome-valgrind-errors.desktop
/usr/share/xsessions/gnome-valgrind-leaks.desktop

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Summary

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