How To Install python3-importlib-metadata on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata on Rocky Linux 8.
What is python3-importlib-metadata
importlib_metadata is a library which provides an API for accessing an installed package’s metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API. Along with importlib.resources in Python 3.7 and newer (backported as importlib_resources for older versions of Python), this can eliminate the need to use the older and less efficient pkg_resources package.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-importlib-metadata on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-importlib-metadata.
Install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-importlib-metadata
Install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-importlib-metadata
How To Uninstall python3-importlib-metadata on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the python3-importlib-metadata package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-importlib-metadata
python3-importlib-metadata Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata-0.23-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__pycache__/_compat.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/__pycache__/_compat.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/_compat.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/fixtures.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/fixtures.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_api.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_api.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_integration.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_integration.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_main.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_main.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_zip.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/__pycache__/test_zip.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/example-21.12-py3-none-any.whl
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/data/example-21.12-py3.6.egg
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/fixtures.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/test_api.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/test_integration.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/test_main.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/importlib_metadata/tests/test_zip.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-importlib-metadata
/usr/share/doc/python3-importlib-metadata/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-importlib-metadata
/usr/share/licenses/python3-importlib-metadata/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
