How To Install python3-qrcode on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qrcode on Rocky Linux 8. python3-qrcode is Python QR Code image generator

Introduction

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

What is python3-qrcode

This module uses the Python Imaging Library (PIL) to allow for the generation of QR Codes. Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-qrcode

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

sudo yum -y install python3-qrcode

How To Uninstall python3-qrcode on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-qrcode

python3-qrcode Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/qr
/usr/bin/qrcode
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/__pycache__/pil.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/__pycache__/pil.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/__pycache__/svg.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/__pycache__/svg.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/pil.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qrcode/image/svg.py
/usr/share/man/man1/qr.1.gz

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Summary

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