How To Install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7.

What is ecryptfs-utils-python

The ecryptfs-utils-python package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the ecryptfs-utils library.

We can use yum or dnf to install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ecryptfs-utils-python.

Install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ecryptfs-utils-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ecryptfs-utils-python

Install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ecryptfs-utils-python using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ecryptfs-utils-python

How To Uninstall ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ecryptfs-utils-python package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ecryptfs-utils-python

References

• ecryptfs-utils-python website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils-python on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.