How To Install sl on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sl on Rocky Linux 8. sl is Joke command for when you type ‘sl’ instead of ’ls’

Introduction

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

What is sl

The sl (Steam Locomotive) command is a joke which displays a train on your terminal when you accidentally type ‘sl’ instead of ’ls’.

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

Install sl 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 sl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sl

Install sl 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 sl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sl

How To Uninstall sl on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove sl

sl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/sl
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/664a85114a0cb25cf0460ada9ed86a7b128658
/usr/share/doc/sl
/usr/share/doc/sl/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/sl/README.ja.md
/usr/share/doc/sl/README.md
/usr/share/man/ja/man1/sl.1.ja.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/sl.1.gz

References

Summary

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