How To Install xdelta on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta in Fedora 36. xdelta is A binary file delta generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta on Fedora 36.

What is `xdelta`

Xdelta (X for XCF a binary delta generator (like a diff program for binaries) and an RCS version control replacement library. Xdelta uses a binary file delta algorithm to replace the standard diff program used by RCS

We can use yum or dnf to install xdelta on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xdelta.

Install xdelta on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xdelta using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xdelta

Install xdelta on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xdelta using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xdelta

How To Uninstall xdelta on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xdelta package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xdelta

xdelta Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xdelta
/usr/bin/xdelta3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/9d7f315042c5cd72d1482ad53fdf2ffa32878f
/usr/share/doc/xdelta
/usr/share/doc/xdelta/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xdelta/README.md
/usr/share/man/man1/xdelta.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xdelta3.1.gz

References

xdelta website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).