How To Install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7.
What is python2-pkgconfig
pkgconfig is a Python module to interface with the pkg-config command line tool and supports Python 2.6+. It can be used to * check if a package exists * check if a package meets certain version requirements * query CFLAGS and LDFLAGS * parse the output to build extensions with setup.py If pkg-config is not on the path, raises EnvironmentError. Python 2 version.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pkgconfig.
Install python2-pkgconfig 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-pkgconfig using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-pkgconfig
Install python2-pkgconfig 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-pkgconfig using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-pkgconfig
How To Uninstall python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python2-pkgconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-pkgconfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.