How To Install python-kerberos on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kerberos on CentOS 7. python-kerberos is A high-level wrapper for Kerberos (GSSAPI) operations

Introduction

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

What is python-kerberos

This Python package is a high-level wrapper for Kerberos (GSSAPI) operations. The goal is to avoid having to build a module that wraps the entire Kerberos.framework, and instead offer a limited set of functions that do what is needed for client/serverKerberos authentication based on <http Much of the C-code here is adapted from Apache’s mod_auth_kerb-5.0rc7.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-kerberos

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

sudo dnf -y install python-kerberos

How To Uninstall python-kerberos on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-kerberos

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Summary

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