How To Install python3-libarchive-c on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libarchive-c in AlmaLinux 8. python3-libarchive-c is Python interface to libarchive

Introduction

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

What is python3-libarchive-c

The libarchive library provides a flexible interface for reading and writing archives in various formats such as tar and cpio. libarchive also supports reading and writing archives compressed using various compression filters such as gzip and bzip2. A Python interface to libarchive. It uses the standard ctypes module to dynamically load and access the C library.

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

Install python3-libarchive-c 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-libarchive-c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-libarchive-c

Install python3-libarchive-c 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-libarchive-c using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-libarchive-c

How To Uninstall python3-libarchive-c on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-libarchive-c

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Summary

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