How To Install python2-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-elasticsearch in AlmaLinux 8. python2-elasticsearch is Python 2 Client for Elasticsearch

Introduction

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

What is python2-elasticsearch

Low level client for Elasticsearch. It’s goal is to provide common ground for all Elasticsearch-related code in Python. The client’s features include - Translating basic Python data types to and from json - Configurable automatic discovery of cluster nodes - Persistent connections - Load balancing (with pluggable selection strategy) across all available nodes - Failed connection penalization (time based - failed connections won’t be retried until a timeout is reached) - Thread safety - Pluggable architecture

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

Install python2-elasticsearch 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-elasticsearch using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-elasticsearch

Install python2-elasticsearch 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-elasticsearch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-elasticsearch

How To Uninstall python2-elasticsearch on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python2-elasticsearch

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Summary

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