How To Install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-appdirs in AlmaLinux 8. python2-appdirs is Python module for determining platform-specific directories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python2-appdirs

A small Python 2 module for determining appropriate " + " platform-specific directories, e.g. a “user data dir”.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-appdirs.

Install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-appdirs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-appdirs

Install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-appdirs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-appdirs

How To Uninstall python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python2-appdirs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-appdirs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-appdirs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.