How To Install xdg-user-dirs on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-user-dirs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is xdg-user-dirs

Contains xdg-user-dirs-update that updates folders in a users homedirectory based on the defaults configured by the administrator.

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

Install xdg-user-dirs 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 xdg-user-dirs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xdg-user-dirs

Install xdg-user-dirs 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 xdg-user-dirs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xdg-user-dirs

How To Uninstall xdg-user-dirs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the xdg-user-dirs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xdg-user-dirs

References

• xdg-user-dirs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-user-dirs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.