How To Install python2-tkinter on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-tkinter in AlmaLinux 8. python2-tkinter is A graphical user interface for the Python 2 scripting language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-tkinter on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python2-tkinter

The Tkinter (Tk interface) program is an graphical user interface for the Python 2 scripting language. You should install the python2tkinter package if you’d like to use a graphical user interface for Python 2 programming.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-tkinter

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

sudo yum -y install python2-tkinter

How To Uninstall python2-tkinter on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python2-tkinter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-tkinter on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.