How To Install python3-cairocffi on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cairocffi in AlmaLinux 8. python3-cairocffi is cffi-based cairo bindings for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cairocffi on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-cairocffi

cairocffi is a CFFI-based drop-in replacement for Pycairo, a set of Python bindings and object-oriented API for cairo. Cairo is a 2D vector graphics library with support for multiple backends including image buffers, PNG, PostScript, PDF, and SVG file output.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-cairocffi

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

sudo yum -y install python3-cairocffi

How To Uninstall python3-cairocffi on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-cairocffi

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Summary

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