How To Install fuse-zip on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse-zip in AlmaLinux 8. fuse-zip is Filesystem to navigate, extract, create and modify ZIP archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse-zip on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fuse-zip

fuse-zip is a FUSE file system to navigate, extract, create and modify ZIP archives based in libzip implemented in C++. With fuse-zip you really can work with ZIP archives as real directories. Unlike KIO or Gnome VFS, it can be used in any application without modifications. Unlike other FUSE filesystems, only fuse-zip provides write support to ZIP archives. Also, fuse-zip is faster that all known implementations on large archives with many files.

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

Install fuse-zip 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 fuse-zip using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fuse-zip

Install fuse-zip 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 fuse-zip using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fuse-zip

How To Uninstall fuse-zip on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove fuse-zip

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Summary

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