How To Install python3-ethtool on CentOS 8

python3-ethtool is Python module to interface with ethtool

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.