How To Install python-m2ext on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m2ext on CentOS 7. python-m2ext is M2Crypto Extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m2ext on CentOS 7.

What is python-m2ext

This package contains some extended functions which are not (yet) available in M2Crypto http

We can use yum or dnf to install python-m2ext on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-m2ext.

Install python-m2ext 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-m2ext using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-m2ext

Install python-m2ext 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-m2ext using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-m2ext

How To Uninstall python-m2ext on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python-m2ext package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python-m2ext

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-m2ext on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.