How To Install mozilla-filesystem on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-filesystem in Fedora 36. mozilla-filesystem is Mozilla filesytem layout

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-filesystem on Fedora 36.

What is mozilla-filesystem

This package provides some directories required by packages which use Mozilla technologies such as native messaging extensions.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install mozilla-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install mozilla-filesystem

How To Uninstall mozilla-filesystem on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove mozilla-filesystem

mozilla-filesystem Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/skel/.mozilla
/etc/skel/.mozilla/extensions
/etc/skel/.mozilla/plugins
/usr/lib/mozilla
/usr/lib/mozilla/extensions
/usr/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
/usr/lib64/mozilla
/usr/lib64/mozilla/extensions
/usr/lib64/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins
/usr/share/mozilla
/usr/share/mozilla/extensions

References

Summary

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