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

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "wdiff.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install wdiff.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall wdiff.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


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

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Available Packages
Name : wdiff
Version : 1.2.2
Release : 42.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 209 k
Source : wdiff-1.2.2-42.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Compare files on a word per word basis
URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
License : GPLv3+ and Latex2e
Description : The GNU wdiff program is a front end to diff for comparing files on a word per
: word basis. A word is anything between whitespace. This is useful for comparing
: two texts in which a few words have been changed and for which paragraphs have
: been refilled. It works by creating two temporary files, one word per line, and
: then executes diff on these files. It collects the diff output and uses it to
: produce a nicer display of word differences between the original files.