How To Install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7. git-xcleaner is Interactive git branch removal TUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7.

What is git-xcleaner

git-xcleaner helps with deleting unused topic branches using TUI (text user interface). It also offers mechanisms for pre-selecting branches that can be safely removed.

We can use yum or dnf to install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-xcleaner.

Install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install git-xcleaner using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install git-xcleaner

Install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install git-xcleaner

How To Uninstall git-xcleaner on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the git-xcleaner package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove git-xcleaner

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-xcleaner on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.