--- doc/install/linux/install.pl	2021/12/21 13:57:46	1.80
+++ doc/install/linux/install.pl	2024/04/24 23:17:48	1.84
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if (!open(LOG,">>loncapa_install.log"))
           &mt('Stopping execution.')."\n";
     exit;
 } else {
-    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.80 2021/12/21 13:57:46 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
+    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.84 2024/04/24 23:17:48 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
 }
 
 #
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ sub check_locale {
                       '/etc/sysconfig/i18n');
             $earlyout = 1;
         }
-    } elsif ($distro =~ /^(?:rhes|centos|scientific|oracle)(\d+)/) {
+    } elsif ($distro =~ /^(?:rhes|centos|scientific|oracle|rocky|alma)(\d+)/) {
         if ($1 >= 7) {
             if (!open($fh,"</etc/locale.conf")) {
                 print &mt('Failed to open: [_1], default locale not checked.',
@@ -641,6 +641,9 @@ sub check_mysql_running {
             $proc_owner = 'mysql';
             $use_systemctl = 1;
         }
+        if ($1 >= 9) {
+            $process = 'mariadb';
+        }
     } elsif ($distro =~ /^sles(\d+)/) {
         if ($1 >= 12) {
             $use_systemctl = 1;
@@ -1090,7 +1093,7 @@ sub chkapache {
     } else {
         my $configfile = 'httpd.conf';
         my $mpmfile = 'mpm.conf';
-        if ($distro =~ /^(?:centos|rhes|scientific|oracle|rocky|alma)(\d+)$/) {
+        if ($distro =~ /^(?:centos|rhes|scientific|oracle|rocky|alma)(\d+)/) {
             if ($1 >= 7) {
                 $configfile = 'apache2.4/httpd.conf';
             } elsif ($1 > 5) {
@@ -1697,14 +1700,30 @@ sub get_pathto_iptables {
 
 sub firewall_is_active {
     if (-e '/proc/net/ip_tables_names') {
+        my $status;
         if (open(PIPE,'cat /proc/net/ip_tables_names |grep filter |')) {
-            my $status = <PIPE>;
+            $status = <PIPE>;
             close(PIPE);
             chomp($status);
             if ($status eq 'filter') {
                 return 1;
             }
         }
+        unless ($status) {
+            if (open(PIPE,'nft list tables |')) {
+                while(<PIPE>) {
+                    chomp();
+                    if (/filter$/) {
+                        $status = 1;
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+                close(PIPE);
+                if ($status) {
+                    return 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }