How To Install python3-fmf on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fmf on CentOS 8. python3-fmf is Flexible Metadata Format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fmf on CentOS 8.

What is python3-fmf

The fmf Python module and command line tool implement a flexible format for defining metadata in plain text files which can be stored close to the source code. Thanks to hierarchical structure with support for inheritance and elasticity it provides an efficient way to organize data into well-sized text documents. This package contains the Python 3 module.

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

Install python3-fmf on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-fmf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-fmf

Install python3-fmf on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-fmf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-fmf

How To Uninstall python3-fmf on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-fmf

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Summary

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