How To Install emacs-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-filesystem in AlmaLinux 8. emacs-filesystem is Emacs filesystem layout

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8.

What is emacs-filesystem

This package provides some directories which are required by other packages that add functionality to Emacs.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install emacs-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install emacs-filesystem

How To Uninstall emacs-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove emacs-filesystem

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Summary

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