How To Install python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8. python3-notify2 is Python interface to DBus notifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-notify2

This is a pure-python replacement for notify-python, using python-dbus to communicate with the notifications server directly. It’s compatible with Python 2 and 3, and its callbacks can work with Gtk or Qt applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-notify2.

Install python3-notify2 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-notify2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-notify2

Install python3-notify2 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-notify2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-notify2

How To Uninstall python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-notify2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-notify2

python3-notify2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/notify2.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/notify2.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/notify2-0.3.1-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/notify2.py
/usr/share/licenses/python3-notify2
/usr/share/licenses/python3-notify2/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/python3-notify2/license.rst

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notify2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.