How To Install python3-airthings on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airthings on CentOS 8. python3-airthings is Fetch sensor measurements from Airthings devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airthings on CentOS 8.

What is python3-airthings

airthings is a simple python package that contains methods to communicate with Airthings devices. The package utilizies bluepy for the communication between python and the devices.

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

Install python3-airthings on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-airthings using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-airthings

Install python3-airthings on CentOS 8 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 python3-airthings using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-airthings

How To Uninstall python3-airthings on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-airthings

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-airthings on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.