How To Install python3-future on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-future
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python3-future
future is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3. It allows you to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead. It provides
future
andpast
packages with backports and forward ports of features from Python 3 and 2. It also comes withfuturize
andpasteurize
, customized 2to3-based scripts that helps you to convert either Py2 or Py3 code easily to support both Python 2 and 3 in a single clean Py3-style codebase, module by module.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install python3-future
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-future.
Install python3-future 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-future
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-future
Install python3-future 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-future
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-future
How To Uninstall python3-future on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python3-future
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-future
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-future
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.