How To Install mozilla-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-filesystem in AlmaLinux 8. mozilla-filesystem is Mozilla filesytem layout

Introduction

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

What is mozilla-filesystem

This package provides some directories required by packages which use Mozilla technologies such as NPAPI plugins or toolkit extensions.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install mozilla-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install mozilla-filesystem

How To Uninstall mozilla-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove mozilla-filesystem

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Summary

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