How To Install python3-magic on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-magic on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python3-magic
This package contains the Python 3 bindings to allow access to the libmagic API. The libmagic library is also used by the familiar file(1) command.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-magic on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-magic.
Install python3-magic 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-magic using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-magic
Install python3-magic 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-magic using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-magic
How To Uninstall python3-magic on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python3-magic package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-magic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-magic on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
