How To Install python3-plaintable on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plaintable in AlmaLinux 8. python3-plaintable is A Python module to build plain text tables

Introduction

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

What is python3-plaintable

Plaintable is a very simple Python 3 library to build plain text tables. It has been created to provide a very lightweight and clear interface for generating plain text tables. Some data can be customized e.g. alignment, padding and floatprecision. Every data item is to be converted to string automatically.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install python3-plaintable

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

sudo yum -y install python3-plaintable

How To Uninstall python3-plaintable on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-plaintable

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Summary

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