How To Install maven-patch-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-patch-plugin on Rocky Linux 8. maven-patch-plugin is Maven Patch Plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-patch-plugin on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `maven-patch-plugin`

The Patch Plugin is used to apply patches to source files.

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

Install maven-patch-plugin 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 maven-patch-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install maven-patch-plugin

Install maven-patch-plugin 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 maven-patch-plugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install maven-patch-plugin

How To Uninstall maven-patch-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the maven-patch-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove maven-patch-plugin

maven-patch-plugin Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/java/maven-patch-plugin
/usr/share/java/maven-patch-plugin/maven-patch-plugin.jar
/usr/share/licenses/maven-patch-plugin
/usr/share/licenses/maven-patch-plugin/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/maven-patch-plugin/NOTICE
/usr/share/maven-metadata/maven-patch-plugin.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/maven-patch-plugin
/usr/share/maven-poms/maven-patch-plugin/maven-patch-plugin.pom

References

maven-patch-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-patch-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.