How To Install python-setproctitle on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setproctitle on CentOS 7. python-setproctitle is Python module to customize a process title

Introduction

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

What is python-setproctitle

Python module allowing a process to change its title as displayed by system tool such as ps and top. It’s useful in multiprocess systems, allowing to identify tasks each forked process is busy with. This technique has been used by PostgreSQL and OpenSSH. It’s based on PostgreSQL implementation which has proven to be portable.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python-setproctitle

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

sudo dnf -y install python-setproctitle

How To Uninstall python-setproctitle on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-setproctitle

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Summary

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