How To Install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkgconfig on CentOS 7. python2-pkgconfig is A Python2 interface to the pkg-config ocmmand line tool

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.