How To Install vtable-dumper on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtable-dumper on Ubuntu.
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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, 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 Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.