How To Install vile on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile on Rocky Linux 8. vile is VI Like Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile on Rocky Linux 8.

What is vile

vile is a text editor which is extremely compatible with vi in terms of “finger feel”. In addition, it has extended capabilities in many areas, notably multi-file editing and viewing, syntax highlighting, and key rebinding.

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

Install vile 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 vile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vile

Install vile 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 vile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vile

How To Uninstall vile on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove vile

vile Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/vile
/usr/bin/vile-libdir-path
/usr/bin/vile-pager
/usr/bin/vile-to-html
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/bf/eb90829bf8936bc02f48a12b81643700041862
/usr/share/man/man1/vile-libdir-path.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/vile-pager.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/vile-to-html.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/vile.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vile on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.