How to Install Unison on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Unison is a file synchronization tool that allows you to synchronize files between two computers in a safe and efficient way. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Unison on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Step 1: Get the Unison Binary

1. Navigate to https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ on your browser.
2. Download the latest version of Unison for your system. Choose the appropriate architecture and operating system.

Step 2: Extract the Unison Archive

1. Open a Terminal window on your Fedora CoreOS machine.
2. Navigate to the directory where Unison was downloaded. For example, if you downloaded Unison to your Downloads directory, run the following command:

cd ~/Downloads

3. Extract the Unison archive file by running the following command:

tar zxvf unison-<version>-<arch>.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the version of Unison you downloaded and <arch> with the architecture of your system.

Step 3: Copy Unison files to bin

1. In the Terminal window, navigate to the extracted Unison directory. For example, if you extracted Unison to a directory called unison-2.51.2-linux-x86_64, run the following command:

cd unison-<version>-<arch>

2. Copy the unison and unison-<version>-<arch> files to /usr/bin by running the following command:

sudo cp unison unison-<version>-<arch> /usr/bin/

Step 4: Verify Unison Installation

1. Open a Terminal window on your Fedora CoreOS machine.
2. Run the following command to verify that Unison is installed correctly:

unison -version

If Unison is installed correctly, you should see the version number and a list of supported architectures.

Conclusion

Congratulations! Now that you have Unison installed on your Fedora CoreOS machine, you can use it to synchronize files between two computers. For more information on how to use Unison, check out the official Unison documentation at https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/.

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