How To Install python2-pygame on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pygame on CentOS 7.
What is python2-pygame
Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing games. It is written on top of the excellent SDL library. This allows you to create fully featured games and multimedia programs in the python language. Pygame is highly portable and runs on nearly every platform and operating system.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-pygame on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-pygame.
Install python2-pygame 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-pygame using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-pygame
Install python2-pygame 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-pygame using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-pygame
How To Uninstall python2-pygame on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the python2-pygame package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-pygame
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pygame on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
