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

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "zip.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install zip.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall zip.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


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

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Installed Packages
Name : zip
Version : 3.0
Release : 23.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 823 k
Source : zip-3.0-23.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
Summary : A file compression and packaging utility compatible with PKZIP
URL : http://www.info-zip.org/Zip.html
License : BSD
Description : The zip program is a compression and file packaging utility. Zip is
: analogous to a combination of the UNIX tar and compress commands and
: is compatible with PKZIP (a compression and file packaging utility for
: MS-DOS systems).
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: Install the zip package if you need to compress files using the zip
: program.