How To Install diffstat on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install diffstat on AlmaLinux 8.
What is diffstat
The diff command compares files line by line. Diffstat reads the output of the diff command and displays a histogram of the insertions, deletions and modifications in each file. Diffstat is commonly used to provide a summary of the changes in large, complex patch files. Install diffstat if you need a program which provides a summary of the diff command’s output.
We can use yum or dnf to install diffstat on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install diffstat.
Install diffstat 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 diffstat using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install diffstat
Install diffstat 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 diffstat using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install diffstat
How To Uninstall diffstat on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the diffstat package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove diffstat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install diffstat on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
