How To Install python-paramiko-doc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paramiko-doc on CentOS 7. python-paramiko-doc is Docs and demo for SSH2 protocol library for python

Introduction

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

What is python-paramiko-doc

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.) This is the documentation and demos.

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

Install python-paramiko-doc 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-doc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-paramiko-doc

Install python-paramiko-doc 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-doc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-paramiko-doc

How To Uninstall python-paramiko-doc on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-paramiko-doc

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Summary

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