How To Install python-lockfile on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lockfile on CentOS 7.
What is python-lockfile
The lockfile module exports a FileLock class which provides a simple API for locking files. Unlike the Windows msvcrt.locking function, the Unix fcntl.flock, fcntl.lockf and the deprecated posixfile module, the API is identical across both Unix (including Linux and Mac) and Windows platforms. The lock mechanism relies on the atomic nature of the link (on Unix) and mkdir (on Windows) system calls.
We can use yum or dnf to install python-lockfile on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-lockfile.
Install python-lockfile 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-lockfile using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-lockfile
Install python-lockfile 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-lockfile using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-lockfile
How To Uninstall python-lockfile on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-lockfile package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-lockfile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lockfile on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
