How To Install python3-wheel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wheel in Fedora 36. python3-wheel is Built-package format for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wheel on Fedora 36.

What is python3-wheel

Wheel is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard, as defined in PEP 427. It has two different roles 1. A setuptools extension for building wheels that provides the bdist_wheel setuptools command. 2. A command line tool for working with wheel files.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-wheel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-wheel.

Install python3-wheel on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-wheel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-wheel

Install python3-wheel on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-wheel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-wheel

How To Uninstall python3-wheel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove python3-wheel

python3-wheel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/wheel
/usr/bin/wheel-3
/usr/bin/wheel-3.10
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel-0.37.1-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__main__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/bdist_wheel.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/bdist_wheel.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/macosx_libfile.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/macosx_libfile.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/metadata.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/metadata.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/pkginfo.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/pkginfo.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/util.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/util.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/wheelfile.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/__pycache__/wheelfile.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/bdist_wheel.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/convert.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/convert.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/pack.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/pack.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/unpack.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/__pycache__/unpack.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/convert.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/pack.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/cli/unpack.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/macosx_libfile.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/metadata.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/pkginfo.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/util.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/_typing.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/_typing.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/tags.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/__pycache__/tags.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/_typing.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/vendored/packaging/tags.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/wheel/wheelfile.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-wheel
/usr/share/doc/python3-wheel/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-wheel
/usr/share/licenses/python3-wheel/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wheel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).