How To Install tmux on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux on Rocky Linux 8. tmux is A terminal multiplexer

Introduction

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

What is tmux

tmux is a “terminal multiplexer.” It enables a number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU Screen.

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

Install tmux 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 tmux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tmux

Install tmux 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 tmux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tmux

How To Uninstall tmux on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove tmux

tmux Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/tmux
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/26
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/e56358815d289f5ac8031f2d6aed8ddbd7f0dd
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/tmux
/usr/share/doc/tmux
/usr/share/doc/tmux/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/tmux/TODO
/usr/share/man/man1/tmux.1.gz

References

Summary

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