How to Install and Uninstall diffutils.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: December 12,2024

1. Install "diffutils.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install diffutils.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall diffutils.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                diffutils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diffutils.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

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Installed Packages
Name : diffutils
Version : 3.6
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.4 M
Source : diffutils-3.6-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
Summary : A GNU collection of diff utilities
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html
License : GPLv3+
Description : Diffutils includes four utilities: diff, cmp, diff3 and sdiff. Diff
: compares two files and shows the differences, line by line. The cmp
: command shows the offset and line numbers where two files differ, or
: cmp can show the characters that differ between the two files. The
: diff3 command shows the differences between three files. Diff3 can be
: used when two people have made independent changes to a common
: original; diff3 can produce a merged file that contains both sets of
: changes and warnings about conflicts. The sdiff command can be used
: to merge two files interactively.
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: Install diffutils if you need to compare text files.