How To Install python-paramiko on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paramiko on CentOS 7.
What is python-paramiko
Paramiko (a combination of the esperanto words for “paranoid” and “friend”) is a module for python 2.3 or greater that implements the SSH2 protocol for secure (encrypted and authenticated) connections to remote machines. Unlike SSL (aka TLS), the SSH2 protocol does not require heirarchical certificates signed by a powerful central authority. You may know SSH2 as the protocol that replaced telnet and rsh for secure access to remote shells, but the protocol also includes the ability to open arbitrary channels to remote services across an encrypted tunnel. (This is how sftp works, for example.)
We can use yum or dnf to install python-paramiko on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-paramiko.
Install python-paramiko 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-paramiko using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-paramiko
Install python-paramiko 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-paramiko using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-paramiko
How To Uninstall python-paramiko on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-paramiko package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-paramiko
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paramiko on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.