How To Install lighttpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

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

What is lighttpd-filesystem

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

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

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

sudo dnf -y install lighttpd-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install lighttpd-filesystem

How To Uninstall lighttpd-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lighttpd-filesystem

lighttpd-filesystem Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/lighttpd
/etc/lighttpd/conf.d
/etc/lighttpd/vhosts.d
/var/log/lighttpd
/var/run/lighttpd
/var/www/lighttpd

References

• lighttpd-filesystem website

Summary

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