How To Install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8.
What is python38-setuptools
Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python 3 distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python 3 packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. This package also contains the runtime components of setuptools, necessary to execute the software that requires pkg_resources.py.
We can use yum or dnf to install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python38-setuptools.
Install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python38-setuptools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install python38-setuptools
Install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install python38-setuptools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install python38-setuptools
How To Uninstall python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the python38-setuptools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove python38-setuptools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python38-setuptools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
