How To Install firefox on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox in AlmaLinux 8. firefox is Mozilla Firefox Web browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox on AlmaLinux 8.

What is firefox

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.

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

Install firefox 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 firefox using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install firefox

Install firefox 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 firefox using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install firefox

How To Uninstall firefox on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove firefox

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Summary

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