How To Install python-rtslib on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rtslib on CentOS 7. python-rtslib is API for Linux kernel LIO SCSI target

Introduction

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

What is python-rtslib

API for generic Linux SCSI kernel target. Includes the ’target’ service and targetctl tool for restoring configuration.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-rtslib

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

sudo dnf -y install python-rtslib

How To Uninstall python-rtslib on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-rtslib

References

Summary

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