How To Install vim-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-filesystem in AlmaLinux 8. vim-filesystem is VIM filesystem layout

Introduction

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

What is vim-filesystem

This package provides some directories which are required by other packages that add vim files, p.e. additional syntax files or filetypes.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install vim-filesystem

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

sudo yum -y install vim-filesystem

How To Uninstall vim-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove vim-filesystem

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Summary

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