How To Install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8. dirsplit is Utility to split directories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8.

What is dirsplit

This utility is used to split directories into chunks before burning. Chunk size is usually set to fit to a CD/DVD.

We can use yum or dnf to install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dirsplit.

Install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install dirsplit

Install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install dirsplit

How To Uninstall dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dirsplit

dirsplit Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/dirsplit
/usr/share/man/man1/dirsplit.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dirsplit on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.