How To Install nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7. nginx-filesystem is The basic directory layout for the Nginx server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7.

What is `nginx-filesystem`

The nginx-filesystem package contains the basic directory layout for the Nginx server including the correct permissions for the directories.

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

Install nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nginx-filesystem

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

sudo dnf -y install nginx-filesystem

How To Uninstall nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nginx-filesystem

References

nginx-filesystem website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nginx-filesystem on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.