How To Install python3-ntplib on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ntplib on Rocky Linux 8. python3-ntplib is Python 3 module that offers a simple interface to query NTP servers

Introduction

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

What is python3-ntplib

The ntplib is a python module that offers a simple interface to query NTP servers. It also provides utility functions to translate NTP fields’ values to text (mode, leap indicator…). Since it’s pure Python, and only depends on core modules, it should work on any platform with a Python implementation. Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-ntplib

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

sudo yum -y install python3-ntplib

How To Uninstall python3-ntplib on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-ntplib

python3-ntplib Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/ntplib.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/ntplib.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ntplib-0.3.3-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ntplib.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-ntplib
/usr/share/doc/python3-ntplib/CHANGELOG

References

Summary

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