How To Install openslide-python on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is openslide-python

The OpenSlide library allows programs to access virtual slide files regardless of the underlying image format. This package allows Python programs to use OpenSlide.

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

Install openslide-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 openslide-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openslide-python

Install openslide-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 openslide-python using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openslide-python

How To Uninstall openslide-python on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove openslide-python

References

• openslide-python website

Summary

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