How To Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-colcon-python-setup-py

An extension for colcon-core to identify packages with a setup.py file by introspecting the arguments to the setup() function call of setuptools.

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

Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-colcon-python-setup-py

Install python3-colcon-python-setup-py 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-colcon-python-setup-py using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-colcon-python-setup-py

How To Uninstall python3-colcon-python-setup-py on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-colcon-python-setup-py package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-colcon-python-setup-py

References

• python3-colcon-python-setup-py website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colcon-python-setup-py on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.