How To Install dirsplit on Fedora 34

dirsplit is Utility to split directories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dirsplit on Fedora 34.

What is dirsplit

This utility is used to split directories into chunks before burning. Chunk size is usually set to fit to a CD/DVD.

We can use yum or dnf to install dirsplit on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dirsplit.

Install dirsplit on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install dirsplit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dirsplit

Install dirsplit on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install dirsplit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dirsplit

How To Uninstall dirsplit on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove dirsplit

dirsplit Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/dirsplit
/usr/share/licenses/dirsplit
/usr/share/licenses/dirsplit/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/dirsplit.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dirsplit on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.