How To Install mod_passenger on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_passenger on Rocky Linux 8. mod_passenger is Apache Module for Phusion Passenger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_passenger on Rocky Linux 8.

What is mod_passenger

This package contains the pluggable Apache server module for Phusion Passenger®.

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

Install mod_passenger 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 mod_passenger using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_passenger

Install mod_passenger 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 mod_passenger using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_passenger

How To Uninstall mod_passenger on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mod_passenger package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_passenger

mod_passenger Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd/conf.d/passenger.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-passenger.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/b46b367af7691bc85e3d9394b83b7721dc238d
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_passenger.so

References

Summary

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