How To Install python3-rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8. python3-rhncfg-client is Spacewalk Configuration Client

Introduction

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

What is python3-rhncfg-client

Python 3 specific files for rhncfg-client.

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

Install python3-rhncfg-client 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-rhncfg-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-rhncfg-client

Install python3-rhncfg-client 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-rhncfg-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-rhncfg-client

How To Uninstall python3-rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-rhncfg-client

python3-rhncfg-client Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/rhncfg-client-3.6
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/handler_base.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/handler_base.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfg-client.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfg-client.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_channels.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_channels.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_diff.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_diff.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_elist.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_elist.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_get.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_get.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_list.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_list.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_verify.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rhncfgcli_verify.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rpc_cli_repository.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/__pycache__/rpc_cli_repository.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/handler_base.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfg-client.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_channels.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_diff.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_elist.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_get.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_list.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rhncfgcli_verify.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/config_client/rpc_cli_repository.py

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Summary

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