How To Install python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7. python2-pkginfo is Query metadata from sdists / bdists / installed packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7.

What is python2-pkginfo

This package provides an API for querying the distutils metadata written in the PKG-INFO file inside a source distribution (an sdist) or a binary distribution (e.g., created by running bdist_egg). It can also query the EGG-INFO directory of an installed distribution, and the *.egg-info stored in a “development checkout” (e.g, created by running setup.py develop).

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pkginfo.

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

sudo yum -y install python2-pkginfo

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-pkginfo

How To Uninstall python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-pkginfo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pkginfo on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.