How To Install python3-xapian on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xapian on CentOS 8. python3-xapian is Python 3 bindings for Xapian

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xapian on CentOS 8.

What is python3-xapian

Xapian is an Open Source Probabilistic Information Retrieval framework. It offers a highly adaptable toolkit that allows developers to easily add advanced indexing and search facilities to applications. This package provides the bindings needed for developing Python3 scripts which use Xapian.

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

Install python3-xapian on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-xapian using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-xapian

Install python3-xapian on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-xapian using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-xapian

How To Uninstall python3-xapian on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-xapian

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Summary

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