How To Install python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8. python3-aiolifx is Python API for local communication with LIFX devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-aiolifx

aiolifx is a Python library to control Lifx LED light bulbs over your LAN.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-aiolifx.

Install python3-aiolifx 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 python3-aiolifx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-aiolifx

Install python3-aiolifx 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 python3-aiolifx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-aiolifx

How To Uninstall python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-aiolifx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-aiolifx

python3-aiolifx Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx-0.6.8-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__main__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/aiolifx.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/aiolifx.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/message.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/message.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/msgtypes.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/msgtypes.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/products.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/products.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/unpack.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/__pycache__/unpack.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/aiolifx.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/message.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/msgtypes.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/products.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiolifx/unpack.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-aiolifx
/usr/share/doc/python3-aiolifx/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-aiolifx
/usr/share/licenses/python3-aiolifx/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiolifx on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.