How To Install mod_passenger on Fedora 34

mod_passenger is Apache Module for Phusion Passenger

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_passenger on Fedora 34.

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 Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_passenger.

Install mod_passenger on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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 Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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 Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove mod_passenger

mod_passenger Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/httpd/conf.d/passenger.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-passenger.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac
/usr/lib/.build-id/ac/9353578519e03b1369cad57028e3e39b266228
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_passenger.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_passenger on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.