How To Install python2-gluster on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-gluster on CentOS 7. python2-gluster is GlusterFS python library

Introduction

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

What is python2-gluster

GlusterFS is a distributed file-system capable of scaling to several petabytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. GlusterFS is one of the most sophisticated file systems in terms of features and extensibility. It borrows a powerful concept called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS is in user space and easily manageable. This package contains the python modules of GlusterFS and own gluster namespace.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-gluster

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-gluster

How To Uninstall python2-gluster on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-gluster

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Summary

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