How To Install python3-libselinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libselinux in AlmaLinux 8. python3-libselinux is SELinux python 3 bindings for libselinux

Introduction

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

What is python3-libselinux

The libselinux-python3 package contains python 3 bindings for developing SELinux applications.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-libselinux

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

sudo yum -y install python3-libselinux

How To Uninstall python3-libselinux on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-libselinux

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Summary

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