How To Install python-virtualenv on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-virtualenv on CentOS 7.
What is python-virtualenv
virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. virtualenv is a successor to workingenv, and an extension of virtual-python. It is written by Ian Bicking, and sponsored by the Open Planning Project. It is licensed under an MIT-style permissive license.
We can use yum or dnf to install python-virtualenv on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-virtualenv.
Install python-virtualenv 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-virtualenv using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python-virtualenv
Install python-virtualenv 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-virtualenv using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python-virtualenv
How To Uninstall python-virtualenv on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python-virtualenv package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python-virtualenv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-virtualenv on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
