How to Install and Uninstall logrotate.x86_64 Package on CentOS Stream 8

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "logrotate.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install logrotate.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                logrotate.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "logrotate.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall logrotate.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                logrotate.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the logrotate.x86_64 package on CentOS Stream 8

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Available Packages
Name : logrotate
Version : 3.14.0
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 86 k
Source : logrotate-3.14.0-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Rotates, compresses, removes and mails system log files
URL : https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate
License : GPLv2+
Description : The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of
: log files on a system which generates a lot of log files. Logrotate
: allows for the automatic rotation compression, removal and mailing of
: log files. Logrotate can be set to handle a log file daily, weekly,
: monthly or when the log file gets to a certain size. Normally,
: logrotate runs as a daily cron job.
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: Install the logrotate package if you need a utility to deal with the
: log files on your system.