How To Install tcsh.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcsh.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. tcsh.x86_64 is An enhanced version of csh, the C shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcsh.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `tcsh.x86_64`

Tcsh is an enhanced but completely compatible version of csh, the C shell. Tcsh is a command language interpreter which can be used both as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Tcsh includes a command line editor, programmable word completion, spelling correction, a history mechanism, job control and a C language like syntax.

We can use yum to install tcsh.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tcsh.x86_64.

Install tcsh.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 tcsh.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tcsh.x86_64

How To Uninstall tcsh.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the tcsh.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove tcsh.x86_64

tcsh.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/bin/csh
/bin/tcsh
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/Copyright
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/Fixes
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/NewThings
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/README
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/WishList
/usr/share/doc/tcsh-6.18.01/complete.tcsh
/usr/share/man/man1/csh.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tcsh.1.gz

References

tcsh.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcsh.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.