How To Install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8. python2-setuptools is Easily build and distribute Python packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python2-setuptools`

Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.py.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-setuptools.

Install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-setuptools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-setuptools

Install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python2-setuptools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-setuptools

How To Uninstall python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python2-setuptools

python2-setuptools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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References

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-setuptools on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.