How To Install the_silver_searcher on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install the_silver_searcher in Fedora 36. the_silver_searcher is Super-fast text searching tool (ag)

Introduction

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

What is `the_silver_searcher`

The Silver Searcher is a code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

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

Install the_silver_searcher 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 the_silver_searcher using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install the_silver_searcher

Install the_silver_searcher 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 the_silver_searcher using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install the_silver_searcher

How To Uninstall the_silver_searcher on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove the_silver_searcher

the_silver_searcher Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ag
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/7c37e0a9f2d733db337c0143221def5a4da889
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/ag
/usr/share/doc/the_silver_searcher
/usr/share/doc/the_silver_searcher/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/the_silver_searcher
/usr/share/licenses/the_silver_searcher/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/ag.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_ag

References

the_silver_searcher website

Summary

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