How to Install and Uninstall python38.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "python38.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python38.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                python38.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python38.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall python38.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python38.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : python38
Version : 3.8.17
Release : 2.module+el8.9.0+19642+a12b4af6
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 81 k
Source : python38-3.8.17-2.module+el8.9.0+19642+a12b4af6.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-8-appstream-rpms
Summary : Interpreter of the Python programming language
URL : https://www.python.org/
License : Python
Description : Python is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming
: language, designed with an emphasis on code readability.
: It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of
: third-party libraries.
:
: The python38 package provides the "python3" executable: the reference
: interpreter for the Python language, version 3.
: The majority of its standard library is provided in the python38-libs package,
: which should be installed automatically along with python38.
: The remaining parts of the Python standard library are broken out into the
: python38-tkinter and python38-test packages, which may need to be installed
: separately.
:
: Documentation for Python is provided in the python38-docs package.
:
: Packages containing additional libraries for Python are generally named with
: the "python38-" prefix.
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: For the unversioned "python" executable, see manual page "unversioned-python".