How To Install python3-ethtool on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ethtool on Rocky Linux 8.
What is python3-ethtool
Python 3 bindings for the ethtool kernel interface, that allows querying and changing of Ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, auto-negotiation, and PCI locations.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-ethtool on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-ethtool.
Install python3-ethtool 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-ethtool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-ethtool
Install python3-ethtool 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-ethtool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-ethtool
How To Uninstall python3-ethtool on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the python3-ethtool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-ethtool
python3-ethtool Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f/5b31199e16ba3943764847e6646def3226ee02
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool-0.14-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/ethtool.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/sbin/pethtool
/usr/sbin/pifconfig
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool/CHANGES.rst
/usr/share/doc/python3-ethtool/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python3-ethtool
/usr/share/licenses/python3-ethtool/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/pethtool.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pifconfig.8.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ethtool on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.