How To Install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7. python36-aiosmtpd is Asyncio-based SMTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7.

What is python36-aiosmtpd

This is a server for SMTP and related protocols, similar in utility to the standard library’s smtpd.py module, but rewritten to be based on asyncio for Python 3.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-aiosmtpd.

Install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-aiosmtpd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-aiosmtpd

Install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7 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 python36-aiosmtpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-aiosmtpd

How To Uninstall python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-aiosmtpd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-aiosmtpd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-aiosmtpd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.