How To Install abi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux. abi-compliance-checker is tool to compare ABI compatibility of shared C/C++ library versions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux.

What is abi-compliance-checker

abi-compliance-checker is:

abi-compliance-checker can be used to help reduce the possibility of an application crashing when the shared libraries it links against have changed. Signatures and data type definitions from two separate versions of a library are compared by examining the shared objects (.so) files themselves, and by analysing the header files (.h) provided for the two versions of the library and their dependencies.

Shared library developers trying to strive for binary compatibility between releases may also use this tool to detect if an any accidental application binary interface (ABI) changes have been introduced.

The checker may also be used for assessing binary compatibility between different Linux distributions.

There are three methods to install abi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install abi-compliance-checker Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install abi-compliance-checker using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install abi-compliance-checker

Install abi-compliance-checker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install abi-compliance-checker using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install abi-compliance-checker

Install abi-compliance-checker Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install abi-compliance-checker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install abi-compliance-checker

How To Uninstall abi-compliance-checker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove abi-compliance-checker

Uninstall abi-compliance-checker And Its Dependencies

To uninstall abi-compliance-checker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove abi-compliance-checker

Remove abi-compliance-checker Configurations and Data

To remove abi-compliance-checker configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge abi-compliance-checker

Remove abi-compliance-checker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove abi-compliance-checker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abi-compliance-checker

Dependencies

abi-compliance-checker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.