How To Install python3-dmidecode on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dmidecode in AlmaLinux 8. python3-dmidecode is Python 3 module to access DMI data

Introduction

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

What is python3-dmidecode

python3-dmidecode is a Python 3 extension module that uses the code-base of the ‘dmidecode’ utility, and presents the data as Python 3 data structures or as XML data using libxml2.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-dmidecode

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

sudo yum -y install python3-dmidecode

How To Uninstall python3-dmidecode on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-dmidecode

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Summary

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