How To Install kabi-dw on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kabi-dw on AlmaLinux 8.
What is kabi-dw
The aim of kabi-dw is to detect any changes in the ABI between the successive builds of the Linux kernel. This is done by dumping the DWARF type information (the .debug_info section) for the specific symbols into the text files and later comparing the text files.
We can use yum or dnf to install kabi-dw on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kabi-dw.
Install kabi-dw 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 kabi-dw using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kabi-dw
Install kabi-dw 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 kabi-dw using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kabi-dw
How To Uninstall kabi-dw on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the kabi-dw package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kabi-dw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kabi-dw on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
