How To Install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7. python2-enlighten is Enlighten Progress Bar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7.

What is python2-enlighten

Enlighten Progress Bar is console progress bar module for Python. The main advantage of Enlighten is it allows writing to stdout and stderr without any redirection.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-enlighten.

Install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python2-enlighten

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-enlighten

How To Uninstall python2-enlighten on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-enlighten

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-enlighten on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.