How To Install python3-memcached on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-memcached in AlmaLinux 8. python3-memcached is A Python memcached client library

Introduction

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

What is python3-memcached

This software is a 100% Python interface to the memcached memory cache daemon. It is the client side software which allows storing values in one or more, possibly remote, memcached servers. Search google for memcached for more information.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-memcached

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

sudo yum -y install python3-memcached

How To Uninstall python3-memcached on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-memcached

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Summary

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