How To Install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8. fuse-common is Common files for File System in Userspace (FUSE) v2 and v3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `fuse-common`

Common files for FUSE v2 and FUSE v3.

We can use yum or dnf to install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fuse-common.

Install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install fuse-common

Install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install fuse-common

How To Uninstall fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the fuse-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fuse-common

fuse-common Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/fuse.conf
/usr/share/man/man1/fusermount3.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mount.fuse.8.gz

References

fuse-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse-common on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.