How To Install editline on Fedora 34

editline is A small compatible replacement for readline A small compatible replacement for readline

Introduction

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

What is `editline`

This is a line editing library for UNIX. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command line editing and history. It is call compatible with the FSF readline library, but is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features). editline 1.17.1 3.fc34 x86_64 28 k editline-1.17.1-3.fc34.src.rpm fedora A small compatible replacement for readline https HSRL This is a line editing library for UNIX. It can be linked into almost any program to provide command line editing and history. It is call compatible with the FSF readline library, but is a fraction of the size (and offers fewer features).

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

Install editline 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 editline using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install editline

Install editline 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 editline using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install editline

How To Uninstall editline on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove editline

editline Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/29
/usr/lib/.build-id/29/7fa2c71fcd1d4b27ac86d831d8f195f4125d98
/usr/lib64/libeditline.so.1
/usr/lib64/libeditline.so.1.0.2
/usr/share/licenses/editline
/usr/share/licenses/editline/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/24507632b5f4e284a97066505488968366e552
/usr/lib/libeditline.so.1
/usr/lib/libeditline.so.1.0.2
/usr/share/licenses/editline
/usr/share/licenses/editline/LICENSE

References

[editline website](https://troglobit.com/projects/editline/ https://troglobit.com/projects/editline/)

Summary

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