How To Install python3-packaging on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging on CentOS 8.
What is python3-packaging
python3-packaging provides core utilities for Python packages like utilities for dealing with versions, specifiers, markers etc.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-packaging on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-packaging.
Install python3-packaging 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-packaging using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-packaging
Install python3-packaging 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-packaging using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-packaging
How To Uninstall python3-packaging on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the python3-packaging package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-packaging
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.