How To Install python3-olefile on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-olefile in AlmaLinux 8. python3-olefile is Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files

Introduction

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

What is python3-olefile

olefile is a Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office 97-2003 documents, vbaProject.bin in MS Office 2007+ files, Image Composer and FlashPix files, Outlook messages, StickyNotes, several Microscopy file formats, McAfee antivirus quarantine files, etc. Python3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-olefile

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

sudo yum -y install python3-olefile

How To Uninstall python3-olefile on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-olefile

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Summary

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