How To Install xdelta on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta on CentOS 7.
What is xdelta
Xdelta (X for XCF Berkeley) is a binary delta generator (like a diff program for binaries) and an RCS version control replacement library. Xdelta uses a binary file delta algorithm to replace the standard diff program used by RCS
We can use yum or dnf to install xdelta on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xdelta.
Install xdelta on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xdelta using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xdelta
Install xdelta 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 xdelta using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xdelta
How To Uninstall xdelta on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xdelta package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xdelta
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdelta on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
