How To Install python2-fmf on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is python2-fmf

The fmf Python module and command line tool implement a flexible format for defining metadata in plain text files which can be stored close to the source code. Thanks to hierarchical structure with support for inheritance and elasticity it provides an efficient way to organize data into well-sized text documents. This package contains the Python 2 module.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-fmf

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-fmf

How To Uninstall python2-fmf on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-fmf

References

• python2-fmf website

Summary

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