How To Install publicsuffix-list-dafsa on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install publicsuffix-list-dafsa in AlmaLinux 8. publicsuffix-list-dafsa is Cross-vendor public domain suffix database in DAFSA form

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install publicsuffix-list-dafsa on AlmaLinux 8.

What is publicsuffix-list-dafsa

The Public Suffix List is a cross-vendor initiative to provide an accurate list of domain name suffixes, maintained by the hard work of Mozilla volunteers and by submissions from registries. Software using the Public Suffix List will be able to determine where cookies may and may not be set, protecting the user from being tracked across sites. This package includes a DAFSA representation of the Public Suffix List for runtime loading.

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

Install publicsuffix-list-dafsa 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 publicsuffix-list-dafsa using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install publicsuffix-list-dafsa

Install publicsuffix-list-dafsa 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 publicsuffix-list-dafsa using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install publicsuffix-list-dafsa

How To Uninstall publicsuffix-list-dafsa on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the publicsuffix-list-dafsa package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove publicsuffix-list-dafsa

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install publicsuffix-list-dafsa on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.