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

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "etckeeper.noarch" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install etckeeper.noarch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                etckeeper.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "etckeeper.noarch" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall etckeeper.noarch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                etckeeper.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the etckeeper.noarch package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : etckeeper
Version : 1.18.20
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : noarch
Size : 51 k
Source : etckeeper-1.18.20-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Store /etc in a SCM system (git, mercurial, bzr or darcs)
URL : https://etckeeper.branchable.com/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The etckeeper program is a tool to let /etc be stored in a git,
: mercurial, bzr or darcs repository. It hooks into yum to automatically
: commit changes made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file
: metadata that version control systems do not normally support, but that
: is important for /etc, such as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's
: quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if you
: understand the basics of working with version control.
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: The default backend is git, if want to use a another backend please
: install the appropriate tool (mercurial, darcs or bzr).
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: To start using the package please read /usr/share/doc/etckeeper/README.