How To Install python2-vcstool on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-vcstool on CentOS 7. python2-vcstool is Tool to invoke vcs commands on multiple repositories

Introduction

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

What is python2-vcstool

Vcstool is a version control system (VCS) tool, designed to make working with multiple repositories easier. Note trailing s) which provides a Python API for interacting with different version control systems. The biggest differences between the two are - vcstool doesn’t use any state beside the repository working copies available in the filesystem. - The file format of vcstool export uses the relative paths of the repositories as keys in YAML which avoids collisions by design. - vcstool has significantly less lines of code than vcstools including the command line tools built on top.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python2-vcstool

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

sudo dnf -y install python2-vcstool

How To Uninstall python2-vcstool on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python2-vcstool

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Summary

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