How To Install python36 on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36 on CentOS 8.
What is python36
Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readibility. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries. The python36 package provides the “python3.6” executable interpreter for the Python language, version 3. The package also installs the “python3” executable which is user configurable using the “alternatives –config python3” command. For the unversioned “python” command, see manual page “unversioned-python”. The python36-devel package contains files for dovelopment of Python application and the python36-debug is helpful for debugging. Packages containing additional libraries for Python 3.6 are generally named with the “python3-” prefix.
We can use yum or dnf to install python36 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36.
Install python36 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 python36 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python36
Install python36 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
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After updating yum database, We can install python36 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python36
How To Uninstall python36 on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python36 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python36
python36 Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/easy_install-3
/usr/bin/pip-3
/usr/bin/pip3
/usr/bin/pydoc-3
/usr/bin/pydoc3
/usr/bin/python3
/usr/bin/python3.6
/usr/bin/python3.6m
/usr/bin/pyvenv-3
/usr/bin/unversioned-python
/usr/share/doc/python36
/usr/share/doc/python36/README
/usr/share/licenses/python36
/usr/share/licenses/python36/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/python3.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python36 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.