How To Install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8.
What is python3-sss
Provides python3 module for manipulating users, groups, and nested groups in SSSD when using id_provider = local in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. Also provides several other useful python3 bindings * function for retrieving list of groups user belongs to. * class for obfuscation of passwords
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-sss.
Install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python3-sss using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-sss
Install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python3-sss using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-sss
How To Uninstall python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the python3-sss package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-sss
python3-sss Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/61624a2e6b7bb7a109577245a987bfad940f40
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pysss.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/dba3b774f6f22794d30ac39785b074605eddc2
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pysss.so
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sss on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.