How To Install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7. firefox-pkcs11-loader is Helper script for Firefox that sets up the browser for

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7.

What is firefox-pkcs11-loader

This package provides a helper script for Firefox that sets up the browser for authentication with Estonian ID-card.

We can use yum or dnf to install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install firefox-pkcs11-loader.

Install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install firefox-pkcs11-loader using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install firefox-pkcs11-loader

Install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install firefox-pkcs11-loader using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install firefox-pkcs11-loader

How To Uninstall firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the firefox-pkcs11-loader package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove firefox-pkcs11-loader

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install firefox-pkcs11-loader on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.