How To Install xemacs-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8. xemacs-filesystem is XEmacs filesystem layout

Introduction

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

What is xemacs-filesystem

XEmacs is a highly customizable open source text editor and application development system. It is protected under the GNU General Public License and related to other versions of Emacs, in particular GNU Emacs. Its emphasis is on modern graphical user interface support and an open software development model, similar to Linux. This package contains directories that are required by other packages that add functionality to XEmacs.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install xemacs-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install xemacs-filesystem

How To Uninstall xemacs-filesystem on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xemacs-filesystem

xemacs-filesystem Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/xemacs
/usr/share/xemacs/site-lisp
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/etc
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/info
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/lib-src
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/lisp
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/lisp/site-start.d
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/man
/usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/pkginfo

References

Summary

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