How To Install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python2-setproctitle
Python module allowing a process to change its title as displayed by system tool such as ps and top. It’s useful in multi-process systems, allowing to identify tasks each forked process is busy with. This technique has been used by PostgreSQL and OpenSSH. It’s based on PostgreSQL implementation which has proven to be portable.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-setproctitle.
Install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python2-setproctitle using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-setproctitle
Install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python2-setproctitle using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-setproctitle
How To Uninstall python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python2-setproctitle package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-setproctitle
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-setproctitle on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
