How To Install meld on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install meld on AlmaLinux 8.
What is meld
Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. It helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and the tabbed interface allows you to open many diffs at once. Meld has has support for many popular version control systems including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, SVN and CVS. The diff viewer lets you edit files in place (diffs update dynamically), and a middle column shows detailed changes and allows merges. The margins show location of changes for easy navigation.
We can use yum or dnf to install meld on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install meld.
Install meld 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 meld using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install meld
Install meld 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 meld using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install meld
How To Uninstall meld on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the meld package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove meld
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install meld on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.