How To Install pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7.
What is pyOpenSSL
High-level wrapper around a subset of the OpenSSL library, includes among others * SSL.Connection objects, wrapping the methods of Python’s portable sockets * Callbacks written in Python * Extensive error-handling mechanism, mirroring OpenSSL’s error codes
We can use yum or dnf to install pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pyOpenSSL.
Install pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pyOpenSSL using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pyOpenSSL
Install pyOpenSSL 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 pyOpenSSL using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pyOpenSSL
How To Uninstall pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pyOpenSSL package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pyOpenSSL
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyOpenSSL on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
