How To Install python2-libxc on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-libxc on CentOS 8. python2-libxc is Python2 interface to libxc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-libxc on CentOS 8.

What is python2-libxc

libxc is a library of exchange and correlation functionals. Its purpose is to be used in codes that implement density-functional theory. For the moment, the library includes most of the local density approximations (LDAs), generalized density approximation (GGAs), and meta-GGAs. The library provides values for the energy density and its 1st, 2nd, and (for the LDAs) 3rd derivatives. This package contains the Python2 interface library to libxc.

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

Install python2-libxc on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python2-libxc

Install python2-libxc on CentOS 8 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-libxc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-libxc

How To Uninstall python2-libxc on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python2-libxc

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Summary

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