How To Install python-gudev on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gudev on CentOS 7. python-gudev is Python (PyGObject) bindings to the GUDev library

Introduction

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

What is python-gudev

python-gudev is a Python (PyGObject) binding to the GUDev UDEV library.

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

Install python-gudev 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-gudev using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-gudev

Install python-gudev 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-gudev using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-gudev

How To Uninstall python-gudev on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-gudev

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Summary

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