How To Install python3-libmount on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libmount in AlmaLinux 8. python3-libmount is Python bindings for the libmount library

Introduction

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

What is python3-libmount

The libmount-python package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the libmount library to work with mount tables (fstab, mountinfo, etc) and mount filesystems.

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

Install python3-libmount 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-libmount using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-libmount

Install python3-libmount 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-libmount using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-libmount

How To Uninstall python3-libmount on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-libmount

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Summary

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