How To Install python3-distutils-extra on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-distutils-extra on Rocky Linux 8. python3-distutils-extra is Integrate more support into Python’s distutils

Introduction

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

What is `python3-distutils-extra`

Enables you to easily integrate gettext support, themed icons and scrollkeeper based documentation into Python’s distutils.

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

Install python3-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-distutils-extra

Install python3-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-distutils-extra

How To Uninstall python3-distutils-extra on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-distutils-extra

python3-distutils-extra Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__pycache__/auto.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__pycache__/auto.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/auto.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_extra.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_extra.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_help.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_help.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_i18n.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_i18n.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_icons.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/build_icons.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/clean_i18n.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/clean_i18n.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/pylint.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__pycache__/pylint.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_extra.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_help.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_i18n.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_icons.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/clean_i18n.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/pylint.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/python_distutils_extra-2.39-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/share/doc/python3-distutils-extra
/usr/share/doc/python3-distutils-extra/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/python3-distutils-extra/README
/usr/share/doc/python3-distutils-extra/setup.cfg.example
/usr/share/doc/python3-distutils-extra/setup.py.example
/usr/share/licenses/python3-distutils-extra
/usr/share/licenses/python3-distutils-extra/LICENSE

References

python3-distutils-extra website

Summary

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