How To Install python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8. python38-mod_wsgi is A WSGI interface for Python web applications in Apache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python38-mod_wsgi

The mod_wsgi adapter is an Apache module that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python based web applications within Apache. The adapter is written completely in C code against the Apache C runtime and for hosting WSGI applications within Apache has a lower overhead than using existing WSGI adapters for mod_python or CGI. Only one Python 3 version of mod_wsgi can be loaded at the same time in httpd, therefore this package conflicts with the other versions available.

We can use yum or dnf to install python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python38-mod_wsgi.

Install python38-mod_wsgi 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 python38-mod_wsgi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python38-mod_wsgi

Install python38-mod_wsgi 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 python38-mod_wsgi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python38-mod_wsgi

How To Uninstall python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python38-mod_wsgi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python38-mod_wsgi

python38-mod_wsgi Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-wsgi-python3.conf
/usr/bin/mod_wsgi-express-3.8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/8bbd2d84d70d0d516b2246b159606d337c5190
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/71ba055a40dabc1dbabda6ff48f88a65561108
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_wsgi_python3.so
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi-4.6.8-py3.8.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/docs
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/docs/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/docs/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/docs/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/docs/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/images/snake-whiskey.jpg
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/apxs_config.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/apxs_config.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/environ.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/__pycache__/environ.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/apxs_config.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/environ.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__pycache__/runmodwsgi.cpython-38.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/__pycache__/runmodwsgi.cpython-38.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/management/commands/runmodwsgi.py
/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/mod_wsgi-py38.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/share/doc/python38-mod_wsgi
/usr/share/doc/python38-mod_wsgi/CREDITS.rst
/usr/share/doc/python38-mod_wsgi/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python38-mod_wsgi
/usr/share/licenses/python38-mod_wsgi/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-mod_wsgi on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.