How To Install python36-notify2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-notify2 on CentOS 7. python36-notify2 is Python interface to DBus notifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-notify2 on CentOS 7.

What is python36-notify2

This is a pure-python replacement for notify-python, using python-dbus to communicate with the notifications server directly. It’s compatible with Python 2 and 3, and its callbacks can work with Gtk or Qt applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-notify2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-notify2.

Install python36-notify2 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-notify2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-notify2

Install python36-notify2 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-notify2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-notify2

How To Uninstall python36-notify2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-notify2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-notify2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-notify2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.