How To Install python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8

python3-createrepo_c is Python 3 bindings for the createrepo_c library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8.

What is python3-createrepo_c

Python 3 bindings for the createrepo_c library.

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

Install python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install python3-createrepo_c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-createrepo_c

Install python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install python3-createrepo_c using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-createrepo_c

How To Uninstall python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-createrepo_c

python3-createrepo_c Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/e6a80cac08e8169b15a968a4b36161df82c2b0
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c-0.16.2-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c/__init__.py
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c/__pycache__
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/createrepo_c/_createrepo_c.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-createrepo_c on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.