How To Install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7. gnome-python2-extras is Additional PyGNOME Python extension modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7.

What is gnome-python2-extras

The gnome-python-extra package contains the source packages for additional Python bindings for GNOME. It should be used together with gnome-python.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-python2-extras.

Install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gnome-python2-extras using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-python2-extras

Install gnome-python2-extras 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 gnome-python2-extras using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-python2-extras

How To Uninstall gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gnome-python2-extras package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-python2-extras

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-python2-extras on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.