How To Install python3-ethtool on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ethtool on CentOS 8.
What is python3-ethtool
Python 3 bindings for the ethtool kernel interface, that allows querying and changing of Ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, auto-negotiation, and PCI locations.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-ethtool on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-ethtool.
Install python3-ethtool 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-ethtool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-ethtool
Install python3-ethtool 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-ethtool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-ethtool
How To Uninstall python3-ethtool on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python3-ethtool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-ethtool
python3-ethtool Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/bda41514e4c3eb2c1e3c8b4cacb9bed66dfd74
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/sbin/pethtool
/usr/sbin/pifconfig
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool/CHANGES.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-ethtool
/usr/share/licenses/python3-ethtool/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/pethtool.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pifconfig.8.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ethtool on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.