How To Install since on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install since in Fedora 36. since is Stateful tail replacement

Introduction

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

What is `since`

Since is a Unix utility similar to tail. Unlike tail, since only shows the lines appended since the last time. It is useful to monitor growing log files.

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

Install since 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 since using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install since

Install since 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 since using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install since

How To Uninstall since on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove since

since Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/since
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f/d339ccc1a31e96c3d7a22858242dafa5f7ba91
/usr/share/doc/since
/usr/share/doc/since/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/since/README
/usr/share/man/man1/since.1.gz

References

since website

Summary

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