How To Install abi-dumper on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is abi-dumper

abi-dumper is:

The tool is intended to be used with ABI Compliance Checker tool for tracking ABI changes of a C/C++ library or kernel module.

There are three methods to install abi-dumper 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-dumper 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-dumper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install abi-dumper

Install abi-dumper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install abi-dumper

Install abi-dumper 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-dumper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install abi-dumper

How To Uninstall abi-dumper on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove abi-dumper

Uninstall abi-dumper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove abi-dumper

Remove abi-dumper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge abi-dumper

Remove abi-dumper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abi-dumper

Dependencies

abi-dumper have the following dependencies:

• elfutils
• vtable-dumper
• perl

References

• abi-dumper website

Summary

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