How To Install python-django-haystack on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-haystack on CentOS 7. python-django-haystack is Pluggable search for Django.

Introduction

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

What is python-django-haystack

Haystack provides modular search for Django. It features a unified, familiar API that allows you to plug in different search backends (such as Solr, Elasticsearch, Whoosh, Xapian, etc.) without having to modify your code. Haystack is BSD licensed, plays nicely with third-party app without needing to modify the source and supports advanced features like faceting, More Like This, highlighting, spatial search and spelling suggestions. You can find more information at http

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

Install python-django-haystack 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-django-haystack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-django-haystack

Install python-django-haystack 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-django-haystack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-django-haystack

How To Uninstall python-django-haystack on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-django-haystack

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Summary

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