# Install vtable-dumper with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

List contents of virtual tables in a shared library. Version 1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install vtable-dumper.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vtable-dumper
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vtable-dumper from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: vtable-dumper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vtable-dumper from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vt/vtable-dumper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: vtable-dumper from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install vtable-dumper
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vtable-dumper from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:vtable-dumper
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Source summary:** List contents of virtual tables in a shared library
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- vtable-dumper (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.2
## Project history and usage

vtable-dumper is a small ABI-analysis utility that lists the contents of virtual tables in C++ shared libraries. Upstream describes it as a tool for library developers and Linux distribution maintainers who need to reason about backward binary compatibility.

### Project history

The project was developed by Andrey Ponomarenko's ABI laboratory. Source comments and the packaged man page identify the 1.0-era tool as dating to 2013, while the current source reports Vtable-Dumper 1.2 and copyright coverage through 2018.

### How it is used

The typical usage is direct and diagnostic: run `vtable-dumper` on a shared library such as `libstdc++.so.6` and inspect the emitted vtable entries, optionally choosing mangled or demangled symbol names. The README notes that target library dependencies must be discoverable by `ldd`/`dlopen`, with `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` used when necessary.

### Why package nerds care

vtable-dumper matters in the same package-maintainer niche as ABI Compliance Checker and ABI Dumper. It exposes C++ virtual table layout, one of the fragile surfaces that can break binary compatibility even when source-level APIs look stable.

### Timeline

- 2013: Vtable-Dumper 1.0-era copyright and man-page material identify the tool's initial ABI-laboratory vintage.
- 2018: The source header for Vtable-Dumper 1.2 carries copyright through 2018.

### Related projects

- ABI Dumper lists Vtable Dumper as a requirement, and ABI Compliance Checker uses ABI dump data to track binary compatibility of C/C++ libraries.

### Sources

- ABI Dumper README: https://github.com/lvc/abi-dumper
- GitHub README: https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- Source header: https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper/blob/master/dump-vtable.c
- Ubuntu man page: https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/vtable-dumper.1.html


## Security Notes

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - vtable-dumper - 1.2-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: vtable-dumper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool to list content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- Nix - vtable-dumper: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vt/vtable-dumper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - vtable-dumper - 1.2-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vtable-dumper from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool to list content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- apk - vtable-dumper - 1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vtable-dumper from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | List content of virtual tables in a shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- dnf - vtable-dumper - 1.2-24.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vtable-dumper from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Tool to list content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- pacman - vtable-dumper - 1.2-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: vtable-dumper from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Lists content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper
- zypper - vtable-dumper - 1.2-1.29: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vtable-dumper from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Tool to list content of virtual tables in a C++ shared library | https://github.com/lvc/vtable-dumper


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vtable-dumper.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/vtable-dumper.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph