How To Install python-ipgetter on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipgetter on CentOS 7. python-ipgetter is A Python module to fetch the external IP address

Introduction

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

What is python-ipgetter

This module is designed to fetch your external IP address from the internet. It is used mostly when behind a NAT. It picks your IP randomly from a server list to minimize request overhead on a single server.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-ipgetter

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

sudo dnf -y install python-ipgetter

How To Uninstall python-ipgetter on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-ipgetter

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Summary

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