How To Install python2-wheel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-wheel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python2-wheel
A built-package format for Python. A wheel is a ZIP-format archive with a specially formatted filename and the .whl extension. It is designed to contain all the files for a PEP 376 compatible install in a way that is very close to the on-disk format. Python 2 version.
We can use yum or dnf to install python2-wheel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-wheel.
Install python2-wheel 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-wheel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python2-wheel
Install python2-wheel 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-wheel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python2-wheel
How To Uninstall python2-wheel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python2-wheel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python2-wheel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-wheel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
