How To Install git-extras on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-extras on AlmaLinux 8.
What is git-extras
git-extras adds the following extra-commands to git alias, archive-file, bug, changelog, commits-since, contrib, count, create-branch, delete-branch, delete-submodule, delete-tag, effort, extras, feature, fresh-branch, gh-pages, graft, ignore, info, local-commits, obliterate, promote, refactor, release, repl, setup, squash, summary, touch, undo For more information about the extra-commands, see the included README.md, HTML, mark-down or man-pages.
We can use yum or dnf to install git-extras on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-extras.
Install git-extras 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 git-extras using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install git-extras
Install git-extras 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 git-extras using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install git-extras
How To Uninstall git-extras on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the git-extras package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove git-extras
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-extras on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.