How To Install git-subtree on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-subtree on Rocky Linux 8. git-subtree is Git tools to merge and split repositories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-subtree on Rocky Linux 8.

What is git-subtree

Git subtrees allow subprojects to be included within a subdirectory of the main project, optionally including the subproject’s entire history.

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

Install git-subtree 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 git-subtree using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install git-subtree

Install git-subtree 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 git-subtree using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install git-subtree

How To Uninstall git-subtree on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the git-subtree package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove git-subtree

git-subtree Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/libexec/git-core/git-subtree
/usr/share/doc/git/git-subtree.html
/usr/share/doc/git/git-subtree.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/git-subtree.1.gz

References

Summary

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