How To Install python3-flufl-lock on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flufl-lock in AlmaLinux 8. python3-flufl-lock is NFS-safe file locking with timeouts for POSIX systems

Introduction

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

What is python3-flufl-lock

The flufl.lock library provides an NFS-safe file-based locking algorithm influenced by the GNU/Linux “open(2)” man page, under the description of the “O_EXCL” option.

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

Install python3-flufl-lock 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-flufl-lock using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-flufl-lock

Install python3-flufl-lock 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-flufl-lock using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-flufl-lock

How To Uninstall python3-flufl-lock on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-flufl-lock

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Summary

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