How To Install python3-libpfm on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libpfm on CentOS 8. python3-libpfm is Python bindings for libpfm and perf_event_open system call

Introduction

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

What is python3-libpfm

Python bindings for libpfm4 and perf_event_open system call.

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

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

sudo yum -y install python3-libpfm

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-libpfm

How To Uninstall python3-libpfm on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-libpfm

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Summary

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