How to Install and Uninstall vim-minimal.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "vim-minimal.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install vim-minimal.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                vim-minimal.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vim-minimal.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall vim-minimal.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vim-minimal.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1:52:41 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Installed Packages
Name : vim-minimal
Epoch : 2
Version : 8.0.1763
Release : 19.el8_6.4
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.1 M
Source : vim-8.0.1763-19.el8_6.4.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : baseos
Summary : A minimal version of the VIM editor
URL : http://www.vim.org/
License : Vim and MIT
Description : VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the
: vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is
: still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features:
: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The
: vim-minimal package includes a minimal version of VIM, which is
: installed into /bin/vi for use when only the root partition is
: present. NOTE: The online help is only available when the vim-common
: package is installed.