How To Install vtable-dumper on Debian 12

Learn how to install vtable-dumper on Debian 12 with this tutorial. vtable-dumper is tool to list content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtable-dumper on Debian 12.

What is vtable-dumper

vtable-dumper is:

It is intended for developers of software libraries and maintainers of Linux distributions who are interested in ensuring backward binary compatibility.

A virtual function table is a mechanism used in a programming language to support dynamic dispatch (or run-time method binding). Virtual tables are part of the ABI of a C++ shared library.

There are three methods to install vtable-dumper on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vtable-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 vtable-dumper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vtable-dumper

Install vtable-dumper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vtable-dumper

Install vtable-dumper Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install vtable-dumper

How To Uninstall vtable-dumper on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove vtable-dumper

Uninstall vtable-dumper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vtable-dumper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtable-dumper

Remove vtable-dumper Configurations and Data

To remove vtable-dumper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vtable-dumper

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

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

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

Dependencies

vtable-dumper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtable-dumper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.