How To Install python2-memcached on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-memcached on CentOS 8. python2-memcached is A Python memcached client library

Introduction

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

What is python2-memcached

This software is a 100% Python interface to the memcached memory cache daemon. It is the client side software which allows storing values in one or more, possibly remote, memcached servers. Search google for memcached for more information.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-memcached

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-memcached

How To Uninstall python2-memcached on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python2-memcached

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Summary

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