How To Install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk on CentOS 8

python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk is DNF plugin for Spacewalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk on CentOS 8.

What is python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk

Python 3 specific files for dnf-plugin-spacewalk.

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

Install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk 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-dnf-plugin-spacewalk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk

Install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk 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-dnf-plugin-spacewalk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk

How To Uninstall python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk

python3-dnf-plugin-spacewalk Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__/spacewalk.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__/spacewalk.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/spacewalk.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/errata.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/errata.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/packages.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/packages.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/errata.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/packages.py

References

Summary

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