How To Install httpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install httpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8. httpd-filesystem is The basic directory layout for the Apache HTTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install httpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `httpd-filesystem`

The httpd-filesystem package contains the basic directory layout for the Apache HTTP server including the correct permissions for the directories.

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

Install httpd-filesystem 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 httpd-filesystem using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install httpd-filesystem

Install httpd-filesystem 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 httpd-filesystem using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install httpd-filesystem

How To Uninstall httpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the httpd-filesystem package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove httpd-filesystem

httpd-filesystem Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd
/etc/httpd/conf.d
/etc/httpd/conf.d/README
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service.d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.socket.d
/usr/share/httpd
/usr/share/httpd/icons
/var/www
/var/www/cgi-bin
/var/www/html

References

httpd-filesystem website

Summary

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