How To Install mingw-filesystem-base on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw-filesystem-base on Rocky Linux 8.
What is mingw-filesystem-base
This package contains the base filesystem layout, RPM macros and environment for all Fedora MinGW packages. This environment is maintained by the Fedora MinGW SIG at http
We can use yum or dnf to install mingw-filesystem-base on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw-filesystem-base.
Install mingw-filesystem-base 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 mingw-filesystem-base using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mingw-filesystem-base
Install mingw-filesystem-base 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 mingw-filesystem-base using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mingw-filesystem-base
How To Uninstall mingw-filesystem-base on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the mingw-filesystem-base package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mingw-filesystem-base
mingw-filesystem-base Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/rpmlint
/etc/rpmlint/mingw-rpmlint.config
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.mingw
/usr/lib/rpm/mingw-find-debuginfo.sh
/usr/lib/rpm/mingw-find-lang.sh
/usr/lib/rpm/mingw-find-provides.sh
/usr/lib/rpm/mingw-find-requires.sh
/usr/libexec/mingw-scripts
/usr/share/doc/mingw-filesystem-base
/usr/share/doc/mingw-filesystem-base/COPYING
/usr/share/mingw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw-filesystem-base on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
