How To Install figlet on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install figlet on Rocky Linux 8.
What is figlet
FIGlet prints its input using large characters (called “FIGcharacters”) made up of ordinary screen characters (called “sub-characters”). FIGlet output is generally reminiscent of the sort of “signatures” many people like to put at the end of e-mail and UseNet messages. It is also reminiscent of the output of some banner programs, although it is oriented normally, not sideways.
We can use yum or dnf to install figlet on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install figlet.
Install figlet 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 figlet using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install figlet
Install figlet 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 figlet using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install figlet
How To Uninstall figlet on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the figlet package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove figlet
figlet Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/chkfont
/usr/bin/figlet
/usr/bin/figlist
/usr/bin/showfigfonts
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/4189cd1c036d1aa5c28d3893e1d05be09cd653
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/35798887ffe6086215e8da560708faf7927819
/usr/share/doc/figlet
/usr/share/doc/figlet/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/figlet/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/figlet/README
/usr/share/figlet
/usr/share/figlet/646-ca.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-ca2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-cn.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-cu.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-de.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-dk.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-es.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-es2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-fr.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-gb.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-hu.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-irv.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-it.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-jp.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-kr.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-no.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-no2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-pt.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-pt2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-se.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-se2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/646-yu.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-2.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-3.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-4.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-5.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-7.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-8.flc
/usr/share/figlet/8859-9.flc
/usr/share/figlet/banner.flf
/usr/share/figlet/big.flf
/usr/share/figlet/block.flf
/usr/share/figlet/bubble.flf
/usr/share/figlet/digital.flf
/usr/share/figlet/frango.flc
/usr/share/figlet/hz.flc
/usr/share/figlet/ilhebrew.flc
/usr/share/figlet/ivrit.flf
/usr/share/figlet/jis0201.flc
/usr/share/figlet/koi8r.flc
/usr/share/figlet/lean.flf
/usr/share/figlet/mini.flf
/usr/share/figlet/mnemonic.flf
/usr/share/figlet/moscow.flc
/usr/share/figlet/script.flf
/usr/share/figlet/shadow.flf
/usr/share/figlet/slant.flf
/usr/share/figlet/small.flf
/usr/share/figlet/smscript.flf
/usr/share/figlet/smshadow.flf
/usr/share/figlet/smslant.flf
/usr/share/figlet/standard.flf
/usr/share/figlet/term.flf
/usr/share/figlet/upper.flc
/usr/share/figlet/ushebrew.flc
/usr/share/figlet/uskata.flc
/usr/share/figlet/utf8.flc
/usr/share/licenses/figlet
/usr/share/licenses/figlet/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man6/chkfont.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/figlet.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/figlist.6.gz
/usr/share/man/man6/showfigfonts.6.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install figlet on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.