How To Install python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8. python3-markdown2 is A fast and complete Python implementation of Markdown

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8.

What is python3-markdown2

Markdown is a text-to-HTML filter; it translates an easy-to-read / easy-to-write structured text format into HTML. Markdown’s text format is most similar to that of plain text email, and supports features such as headers, emphasis, code blocks, blockquotes, and links. This is a fast and complete Python implementation of the Markdown spec. For information about markdown itself, see http

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-markdown2.

Install python3-markdown2 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-markdown2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-markdown2

Install python3-markdown2 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-markdown2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-markdown2

How To Uninstall python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the python3-markdown2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-markdown2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-markdown2 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.