How To Install python3-solv on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-solv on Rocky Linux 8. python3-solv is Python bindings for the libsolv library

Introduction

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

What is python3-solv

Python bindings for the libsolv library. Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-solv

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

sudo yum -y install python3-solv

How To Uninstall python3-solv on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-solv

python3-solv Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5/6c8cc9fc6d50a00529f79a4e84590cc8cec232
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/solv.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/solv.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/_solv.so
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/solv.py

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Summary

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