How To Install pkgdiff on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgdiff in Fedora 36. pkgdiff is A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgdiff on Fedora 36.

What is pkgdiff

Package Changes Analyzer (pkgdiff) is a tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages (RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ, etc). The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring compatibility of old and new versions of packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install pkgdiff on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pkgdiff.

Install pkgdiff on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install pkgdiff

Install pkgdiff on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install pkgdiff

How To Uninstall pkgdiff on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pkgdiff

pkgdiff Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pkgdiff
/usr/share/doc/pkgdiff
/usr/share/doc/pkgdiff/README
/usr/share/doc/pkgdiff/Readme.html
/usr/share/licenses/pkgdiff
/usr/share/licenses/pkgdiff/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/pkgdiff.1.gz
/usr/share/pkgdiff
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/FileType.xml
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Scripts
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Scripts/Sort.js
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Styles
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Styles/Index.css
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Styles/View.css
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Tools
/usr/share/pkgdiff/modules/Internals/Tools/rfcdiff-1.41-CUSTOM.sh

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgdiff on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).