How To Install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8.
What is colordiff
Colordiff is a wrapper for diff and produces the same output but with pretty syntax highlighting. Color schemes can be customized.
We can use yum or dnf to install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install colordiff.
Install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install colordiff using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install colordiff
Install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install colordiff using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install colordiff
How To Uninstall colordiff on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the colordiff package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove colordiff
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install colordiff on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
