How To Install python3-virtualenv-clone on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-virtualenv-clone on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python3-virtualenv-clone
virtualenv cloning script. A script for cloning a non-relocatable virtualenv. Virtualenv provides a way to make virtualenv’s relocatable which could then be copied as we wanted. However making a virtualenv relocatable this way breaks the no-site-packages isolation of the virtualenv as well as other aspects that come with relative paths and ‘/usr/bin/env’ shebangs that may be undesirable. Also, the .pth and .egg-link rewriting doesn’t seem to work as intended. This attempts to overcome these issues and provide a way to easily clone an existing virtualenv.
We can use yum or dnf to install python3-virtualenv-clone on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-virtualenv-clone.
Install python3-virtualenv-clone 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-virtualenv-clone using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python3-virtualenv-clone
Install python3-virtualenv-clone 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-virtualenv-clone using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python3-virtualenv-clone
How To Uninstall python3-virtualenv-clone on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python3-virtualenv-clone package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python3-virtualenv-clone
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-virtualenv-clone on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.