How To Install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8. python3-m2r is Markdown to reStructuredText converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-m2r

M2R converts a markdown file including reST markups to a valid reST format.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-m2r.

Install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-m2r using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-m2r

Install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-m2r using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-m2r

How To Uninstall python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-m2r package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-m2r

python3-m2r Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/m2r
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/m2r.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/__pycache__/m2r.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r-0.2.1-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/m2r.py
/usr/share/doc/python3-m2r
/usr/share/doc/python3-m2r/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/python3-m2r
/usr/share/licenses/python3-m2r/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-m2r on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.