How To Install python39-cffi on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python39-cffi in AlmaLinux 8. python39-cffi is Foreign Function Interface for Python 3 to call C code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python39-cffi on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python39-cffi

Foreign Function Interface for Python, providing a convenient and reliable way of calling existing C code from Python. The interface is based on LuaJIT’s FFI.

We can use yum or dnf to install python39-cffi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python39-cffi.

Install python39-cffi 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 python39-cffi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python39-cffi

Install python39-cffi 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 python39-cffi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python39-cffi

How To Uninstall python39-cffi on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python39-cffi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python39-cffi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python39-cffi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.