How To Install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ipa-python-compat
IPA is an integrated solution to provide centrally managed Identity (users, hosts, services), Authentication (SSO, 2FA), and Authorization (host access control, SELinux user roles, services). The solution provides features for further integration with Linux based clients (SUDO, automount) and integration with Active Directory based infrastructures (Trusts). This is a compatibility package to accommodate ipa-python split into python3-ipalib and ipa-common. Packages still depending on ipa-python should be fixed to depend on python2-ipaclient or ipa-common instead.
We can use yum or dnf to install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipa-python-compat.
Install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ipa-python-compat using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ipa-python-compat
Install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ipa-python-compat using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ipa-python-compat
How To Uninstall ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ipa-python-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ipa-python-compat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-python-compat on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.