How To Install gitk on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitk on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gitk

Git repository browser.

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

Install gitk 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 gitk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gitk

Install gitk 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 gitk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gitk

How To Uninstall gitk on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gitk

References

• gitk website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitk on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.