How To Install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install afpfs-ng in AlmaLinux 8. afpfs-ng is Apple Filing Protocol client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8.

What is afpfs-ng

A command line client to access files exported from Mac OS system via Apple Filing Protocol. The FUSE filesystem module for AFP is in fuse-afp package

We can use yum or dnf to install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install afpfs-ng.

Install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install afpfs-ng

Install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install afpfs-ng

How To Uninstall afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the afpfs-ng package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove afpfs-ng

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install afpfs-ng on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.