How To Install python3-pkgconfig on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pkgconfig in AlmaLinux 8. python3-pkgconfig is Python3 interface to the pkg-config command line tool

Introduction

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

What is python3-pkgconfig

pkgconfig is a Python module to interface with the pkg-config command line tool and supports Python 2.6+. It can be used to * check if a package exists * check if a package meets certain version requirements * query CFLAGS and LDFLAGS * parse the output to build extensions with setup.py If pkg-config is not on the path, raises EnvironmentError. Python 3 version.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-pkgconfig

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pkgconfig

How To Uninstall python3-pkgconfig on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pkgconfig

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Summary

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