How To Install python3-elasticsearch6 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-elasticsearch6 in AlmaLinux 8. python3-elasticsearch6 is Python 3 Client for Elasticsearch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-elasticsearch6 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-elasticsearch6

Low level client for Elasticsearch. It’s goal is to provide common ground for all Elasticsearch-related code in Python. The client’s features include - Translating basic Python data types to and from JSON - Configurable automatic discovery of cluster nodes - Persistent connections - Load balancing (with pluggable selection strategy) across all available nodes - Failed connection penalization (time based - failed connections won’t be retried until a timeout is reached) - Thread safety - Pluggable architecture

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-elasticsearch6 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-elasticsearch6.

Install python3-elasticsearch6 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-elasticsearch6 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-elasticsearch6

Install python3-elasticsearch6 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-elasticsearch6 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-elasticsearch6

How To Uninstall python3-elasticsearch6 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-elasticsearch6 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-elasticsearch6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-elasticsearch6 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.