How to Install and Uninstall boxes.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "boxes.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install boxes.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall boxes.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boxes.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : boxes
Version : 2.3.0
Release : 2.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 101 k
Source : boxes-2.3.0-2.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Command line ASCII boxes unlimited!
URL : http://boxes.thomasjensen.com
License : GPL-3.0-only
Description : Boxes is a command line program which draws, removes, and repairs ASCII art
: boxes. It operates as a text filter. The generated boxes may even be removed
: and repaired again if they were badly damaged by editing of the text inside.
: Since boxes may be open on any side, boxes can also be used to create
: (regional) comments in any programming language.
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: Boxes is useful for making the function headers in your programming language
: look better, for spicing up news postings and emails, or just for decorating
: documentation files. Since the drawn box is matched in size to your input
: text, you can use boxes in scripts to dynamically add boxes around stuff.