How To Install editline on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install editline on Rocky Linux 8. editline is A small compatible replacement for readline

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install editline on Rocky Linux 8.

What is editline

This is a line editing library for UNIX. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command line editing and history. It is call compatible with the FSF readline library, but is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features).

We can use yum or dnf to install editline on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install editline.

Install editline on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install editline

Install editline on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install editline

How To Uninstall editline on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove editline

editline Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/0891ff86b0b7e7aec31c9d3ca41fbb1c60fc76
/usr/lib64/libeditline.so.1
/usr/lib64/libeditline.so.1.0.2
/usr/share/licenses/editline
/usr/share/licenses/editline/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install editline on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.