How To Install src on Fedora 34

src is Simple Revision Control

Introduction

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

What is src

Simple Revision Control is RCS reloaded with a modern UI, designed to manage single-file solo projects kept more than one to a directory. Has a modern, svn/hg/git-like UI

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

Install src 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 src using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install src

Install src 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 src using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install src

How To Uninstall src on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove src

src Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/src
/usr/share/doc/src
/usr/share/doc/src/FAQ.html
/usr/share/doc/src/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/src/README
/usr/share/licenses/src
/usr/share/licenses/src/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/src.1.gz

References

Summary

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