How To Install python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8. python3-configobj is Config file reading, writing, and validation for Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-configobj

ConfigObj is a simple but powerful configuration file reader and writer file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer’s interface and a simple syntax for config files.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-configobj.

Install python3-configobj 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 python3-configobj using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-configobj

Install python3-configobj 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 python3-configobj using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-configobj

How To Uninstall python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-configobj package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-configobj

python3-configobj Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/_version.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/_version.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/configobj.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/configobj.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/validate.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/validate.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/_version.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/configobj-5.0.6-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/configobj.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/validate.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-configobj
/usr/share/doc/python3-configobj/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-configobj
/usr/share/licenses/python3-configobj/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configobj on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.