How to Install and Uninstall python38.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: January 16,2025

1. Install "python38.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python38.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


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

Learn how to uninstall python38.x86_64 on CentOS 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 CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : python38
Version : 3.8.3
Release : 3.module_el8.3.0+468+0c52a667
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 78 k
Source : python38-3.8.3-3.module_el8.3.0+468+0c52a667.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
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.
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: 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.
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: Documentation for Python is provided in the python38-docs package.
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: 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".