How To Install the_silver_searcher on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install the_silver_searcher on Rocky Linux 8. the_silver_searcher is Super-fast text searching tool (ag)

Introduction

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

What is the_silver_searcher

The Silver Searcher is a code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

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

Install the_silver_searcher 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 the_silver_searcher using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install the_silver_searcher

Install the_silver_searcher 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 the_silver_searcher using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install the_silver_searcher

How To Uninstall the_silver_searcher on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove the_silver_searcher

the_silver_searcher Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/ag
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/57
/usr/lib/.build-id/57/321224cf2b65d7eb53204085956f39ab92ad36
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/ag
/usr/share/doc/the_silver_searcher
/usr/share/doc/the_silver_searcher/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/the_silver_searcher
/usr/share/licenses/the_silver_searcher/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/ag.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_ag

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Summary

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