How To Install python-libs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libs on CentOS 7.
What is python-libs
This package contains runtime libraries for use by Python - the libpython dynamic library, for use by applications that embed Python as a scripting language, and by the main “python” executable - the Python standard library
We can use yum or dnf to install python-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-libs.
Install python-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-libs
Install python-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-libs
How To Uninstall python-libs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-libs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
