How To Install python3-stdiomask on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stdiomask on Rocky Linux 8. python3-stdiomask is Python module for masking passwords

Introduction

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

What is python3-stdiomask

Stdio Mask is a cross-platform Python module for entering passwords to a stdio terminal and displaying a **** mask, which getpass cannot do.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-stdiomask

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

sudo yum -y install python3-stdiomask

How To Uninstall python3-stdiomask on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-stdiomask

python3-stdiomask Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask-0.0.1-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask-0.0.1-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask-0.0.1-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask-0.0.1-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask-0.0.1-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/stdiomask/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/share/doc/python3-stdiomask
/usr/share/doc/python3-stdiomask/README.md

References

Summary

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