How To Install python-ipgetter on CentOS 7
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.