How To Install pysendfile on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pysendfile on CentOS 7.
What is pysendfile
sendfile(2) is a system call which provides a “zero-copy” way of copying data from one file descriptor to another (a socket). The phrase “zero-copy” refers to the fact that all of the copying of data between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with no copying of data into user-space buffers. This is particularly useful when sending a file over a socket (e.g. FTP).
We can use yum or dnf to install pysendfile on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pysendfile.
Install pysendfile on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pysendfile using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pysendfile
Install pysendfile 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 pysendfile using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pysendfile
How To Uninstall pysendfile on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pysendfile package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pysendfile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pysendfile on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
