How To Install xdelta on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta on Rocky Linux 8. xdelta is A binary file delta generator

Introduction

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

What is xdelta

Xdelta (X for XCF a binary delta generator (like a diff program for binaries) and an RCS version control replacement library. Xdelta uses a binary file delta algorithm to replace the standard diff program used by RCS

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

Install xdelta 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 xdelta using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xdelta

Install xdelta 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 xdelta using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xdelta

How To Uninstall xdelta on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xdelta

xdelta Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xdelta
/usr/bin/xdelta3
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8/ecf0bd8bf4a5abae935774d31758899d840eb4
/usr/share/doc/xdelta
/usr/share/doc/xdelta/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xdelta/README.md
/usr/share/man/man1/xdelta.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xdelta3.1.gz

References

Summary

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