How To Install pygobject2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2 on CentOS 7. pygobject2 is Python 2 bindings for GObject

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2 on CentOS 7.

What is pygobject2

The pygobject2 package provides a convenient wrapper for the GObject library for use in Python programs. The pygobject2 package provides a convenient wrapper for the GObject library for use in Python programs.

We can use yum or dnf to install pygobject2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pygobject2.

Install pygobject2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install pygobject2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pygobject2

Install pygobject2 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 pygobject2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pygobject2

How To Uninstall pygobject2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pygobject2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pygobject2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.