How To Install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. python2-rpm-macros is RPM macros for building Python 2 packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python2-rpm-macros

RPM macros for building Python 2 packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-rpm-macros.

Install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-rpm-macros

Install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-rpm-macros

How To Uninstall python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python2-rpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-rpm-macros

python2-rpm-macros Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.python2

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.