How to install replace2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

The sane person's alternative to sed

License: BSD https://replace.richardlloyd.org.uk/

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	✓	—	✓	2.24
RHEL 9	✓	—	✓	2.24
RHEL 8	✓	—	✓	2.24
RHEL 7	✓	—	✓	2.24
RHEL 6	—	—	✓	2.24

Description

The replace package, first released way back in 1994, provides a much easier way than sed of replacing one or more strings with others in one or more text or binary files or from standard input.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

replace2 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install replace2

replace2 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install replace2

replace2 on CentOS / RHEL 6

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install replace2

Frequently asked questions

How do I install replace2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install replace2 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is replace2 available for?

replace2 is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is replace2 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.