How to Install and Uninstall diffutils.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 9

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "diffutils.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install diffutils.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall diffutils.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                diffutils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the diffutils.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : diffutils
Version : 3.7
Release : 12.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 388 k
Source : diffutils-3.7-12.el9.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : GNU collection of diff utilities
URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html
License : GPLv3+
Description : Diffutils includes four utilities: diff, cmp, diff3 and sdiff. Diff
: compares two files and shows the differences, line by line. The cmp
: command shows the offset and line numbers where two files differ, or
: cmp can show the characters that differ between the two files. The
: diff3 command shows the differences between three files. Diff3 can be
: used when two people have made independent changes to a common
: original; diff3 can produce a merged file that contains both sets of
: changes and warnings about conflicts. The sdiff command can be used
: to merge two files interactively.
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: Install diffutils if you need to compare text files.