How To Install python-MAPI on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-MAPI on CentOS 7.
What is python-MAPI
The python-MAPI package contains the Python MAPI extension to provide the access to Microsoft MAPI functions while using Python. Using this Python MAPI extension, developers can create Python programs which use MAPI calls to interact with Zarafa.
We can use yum or dnf to install python-MAPI on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-MAPI.
Install python-MAPI on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install python-MAPI using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-MAPI
Install python-MAPI 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 python-MAPI using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-MAPI
How To Uninstall python-MAPI on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-MAPI package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-MAPI
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-MAPI on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
