How To Install python36-colcon-spawn-shell on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-spawn-shell on CentOS 7.

What is python36-colcon-spawn-shell

This is a colcon plugin to chain workspaces in new shells. It allows quickly un-chaining workspaces by exiting the spawned shell. The shell’s prompt is edited to show the workspace order. The only supported shell is bash.

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

Install python36-colcon-spawn-shell 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-colcon-spawn-shell using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-colcon-spawn-shell

Install python36-colcon-spawn-shell 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-colcon-spawn-shell using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-colcon-spawn-shell

How To Uninstall python36-colcon-spawn-shell on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-colcon-spawn-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-colcon-spawn-shell

References

• python36-colcon-spawn-shell website

Summary

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