How To Install python3-gobject on CentOS 8

python3-gobject is Python 3 bindings for GObject Introspection Python 3 bindings for GObject Introspection

Introduction

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

What is `python3-gobject`

The python3-gobject package provides a convenient wrapper for the GObject library and and other libraries that are compatible with GObject Introspection, for use in Python 3 programs. python3-gobject 3.28.3 2.el8 x86_64 26 k pygobject3-3.28.3-2.el8.src.rpm appstream Python 3 bindings for GObject Introspection https LGPLv2+ and MIT The python3-gobject package provides a convenient wrapper for the GObject library and and other libraries that are compatible with GObject Introspection, for use in Python 3 programs.

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

Install python3-gobject 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-gobject using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-gobject

Install python3-gobject 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-gobject using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-gobject

How To Uninstall python3-gobject on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-gobject

python3-gobject Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/36a13a8d5b6e85f4a997ff6f06279fc19661f6
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/gi/_gi_cairo.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a2
/usr/lib/.build-id/a2/f39946af49a2acf1c752d9786e6a174784683c
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/gi/_gi_cairo.cpython-36m-i386-linux-gnu.so

References

[python3-gobject website](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/PyGObject https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/PyGObject)

Summary

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