How To Install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8. python2-m2r is Markdown to reStructuredText converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python2-m2r

M2R converts a markdown file including reST markups to a valid reST format.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-m2r.

Install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-m2r using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-m2r

Install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-m2r using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-m2r

How To Uninstall python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python2-m2r package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-m2r

python2-m2r Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r.py
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/m2r.pyo
/usr/share/doc/python2-m2r
/usr/share/doc/python2-m2r/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python2-m2r
/usr/share/licenses/python2-m2r/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.