Swift is a general-purpose, open source programming language developed by Apple Inc. It is designed to be powerful, safe, and easy to learn. Swift can be used to develop applications for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and Linux. It is supported on all major operating systems, including Fedora Linux.

Here at Ibmi Media, we will explain how to install Swift on Fedora Linux.

Main Features of Swift 

Before we get into how to install Swift on Fedora Linux, let's take a look at some of the features of Swift:

• Swift is a type-safe language, meaning that it enforces type safety and prevents errors that can be caused by mixing variable types.
• Swift is fast and efficient, making it great for developing applications that need to be highly performant.
• Swift has powerful modern features, such as closures, generics, and type inference.
• Swift has a powerful and intuitive syntax that makes it easy to read and write code.
• Swift is compatible with Objective-C, making it easy to migrate existing Objective-C projects to Swift.

Steps to Install Swift on Fedora:

1. Update Fedora

Before installing Swift, it is important to make sure that your system is up to date. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

$ sudo dnf update

This will update all of the packages on your system, ensuring that everything is up to date and ready for the installation of Swift.

2. Install Swift Programming Language

Now that your system is up to date, you can install the Swift programming language. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

$ sudo dnf install swift

This will install the Swift programming language on your system. Once the installation is complete, you can verify that it was successful by running the following command:

$ swift --version

This should print out the version of Swift that was installed.

How to Connect to Swift REPL ?

The Swift REPL (read-eval-print loop) is an interactive environment for writing and testing Swift code. To connect to the Swift REPL, you can run the following command in the terminal:

$ swift

This will open the Swift REPL and you can begin writing and testing Swift code.

How to Update Swift Programming Language ?

If you need to update the version of Swift on your system, you can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

$ sudo dnf update swift

This will update the Swift programming language to the latest version.

How to Remove Swift Programming Language from Fedora system ?

If you need to remove the Swift programming language from your system, you can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

$ sudo dnf remove swift

This will remove the Swift programming language from your system.

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