How To Install rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.
What is rcs.x86_64
The Revision Control System (RCS) is a system for managing multiple versions of files. RCS automates the storage, retrieval, logging, identification and merging of file revisions. RCS is useful for text files that are revised frequently (for example, programs, documentation, graphics, papers and form letters). The rcs package should be installed if you need a system for managing different versions of files.
We can use yum to install rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rcs.x86_64.
Install rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install rcs.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rcs.x86_64
How To Uninstall rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
To uninstall only the rcs.x86_64 package we can use the following command:
sudo yum remove rcs.x86_64
rcs.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2
/usr/bin/ci
/usr/bin/co
/usr/bin/ident
/usr/bin/merge
/usr/bin/rcs
/usr/bin/rcsclean
/usr/bin/rcsdiff
/usr/bin/rcsfreeze
/usr/bin/rcsmerge
/usr/bin/rlog
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0/README
/usr/share/doc/rcs-5.9.0/THANKS
/usr/share/info/rcs.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ci.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/co.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ident.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/merge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcsclean.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcsdiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcsfreeze.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcsmerge.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rlog.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/rcsfile.5.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.