How To Install python-libarchive on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libarchive on CentOS 7. python-libarchive is Fully functional Python wrapper for libarchive

Introduction

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

What is python-libarchive

Fully functional Python wrapper for libarchive. Created using SWIG. The low-level API provides access to all of the functionality of libarchive. The package also includes a high level python library which mimics the zipfile and tarfile modules. Libarchive supports the following - Reads a variety of formats, including tar, pax, cpio, zip, xar, lha, ar, cab, mtree, rar, and ISO images. - Writes tar, pax, cpio, zip, xar, ar, ISO, mtree, and shar archives. - Automatically handles archives compressed with gzip, bzip2, lzip, xz, lzma, or compress.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-libarchive

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

sudo dnf -y install python-libarchive

How To Uninstall python-libarchive on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-libarchive

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Summary

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