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

Last updated: October 14,2024

1. Install "grep.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install grep.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

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


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

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Installed Packages
Name : grep
Version : 3.1
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 811 k
Source : grep-3.1-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
Summary : Pattern matching utilities
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
License : GPLv3+
Description : The GNU versions of commonly used grep utilities. Grep searches through
: textual input for lines which contain a match to a specified pattern and then
: prints the matching lines. GNU's grep utilities include grep, egrep and fgrep.
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: GNU grep is needed by many scripts, so it shall be installed on every system.