How To Install abi-dumper on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-dumper on AlmaLinux 8.
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 AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install abi-dumper.
Install abi-dumper on AlmaLinux 8 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 AlmaLinux 8 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 AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the abi-dumper package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove abi-dumper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-dumper on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
