How to Install and Uninstall swift-lang.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "swift-lang.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install swift-lang.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "swift-lang.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall swift-lang.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the swift-lang.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 2:14:09 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : swift-lang
Version : 5.6.2
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 379 M
Source : swift-lang-5.6.2-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Apple's Swift programming language
URL : https://swift.org
License : ASL 2.0 and Unicode
Description : Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using
: a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design
: patterns.
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: The goal of the Swift project is to create the best available
: language for uses ranging from systems programming, to mobile
: and desktop apps, scaling up to cloud services. Most
: importantly, Swift is designed to make writing and maintaining
: correct programs easier for the developer.