How To Install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. python38-rpm-macros is RPM macros for building RPMs with Python 3.8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `python38-rpm-macros`

RPM macros for building RPMs with Python 3.8 from the python38 module. If you want to build an RPM against the python38 module, you need to BuildRequire

We can use yum or dnf to install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python38-rpm-macros.

Install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python38-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python38-rpm-macros

Install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python38-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python38-rpm-macros

How To Uninstall python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python38-rpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python38-rpm-macros

python38-rpm-macros Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.python38
/usr/share/doc/python38-rpm-macros
/usr/share/doc/python38-rpm-macros/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/python38-rpm-macros
/usr/share/licenses/python38-rpm-macros/LICENSE

References

python38-rpm-macros website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.