How To Install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install jetty-webapp in Fedora 36. jetty-webapp is webapp module for Jetty

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36.

What is jetty-webapp

Jetty is a 100% Java HTTP Server and Servlet Container. This means that you do not need to configure and run a separate web server (like Apache) in order to use Java, servlets and JSPs to generate dynamic content. Jetty is a fully featured web server for static and dynamic content. Unlike separate server/container solutions, this means that your web server and web application run in the same process, without interconnection overheads and complications. Furthermore, as a pure java component, Jetty can be simply included in your application for demonstration, distribution or deployment. Jetty is available on all Java supported platforms. This package contains webapp module for Jetty.

We can use yum or dnf to install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install jetty-webapp.

Install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install jetty-webapp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jetty-webapp

Install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install jetty-webapp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jetty-webapp

How To Uninstall jetty-webapp on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the jetty-webapp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove jetty-webapp

jetty-webapp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/java/jetty
/usr/share/java/jetty/jetty-webapp.jar
/usr/share/maven-metadata/jetty-jetty-webapp.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/jetty
/usr/share/maven-poms/jetty/jetty-webapp.pom

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jetty-webapp on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).