How To Install python3-pickleshare on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pickleshare in AlmaLinux 8. python3-pickleshare is Tiny ‘shelve’-like database with concurrency support

Introduction

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

What is python3-pickleshare

PickleShare - a small ‘shelve’ like data store with concurrency support. Like shelve, a PickleShareDB object acts like a normal dictionary. Unlike shelve, many processes can access the database simultaneously. Changing a value in database is immediately visible to other processes accessing the same database. Concurrency is possible because the values are stored in separate files. Hence the “database” is a directory where all files are governed by PickleShare.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pickleshare

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pickleshare

How To Uninstall python3-pickleshare on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pickleshare

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Summary

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