In this article, you will learn how to install Python on Rocky Linux 8 or other RPM based distros. #centlinux #linux #python
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Install Python Prerequisites:
Connect with your Rocky Linux server as root user by means of a ssh client.
Install Python 3.10 prerequistes by using dnf command.
# dnf install -y curl gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel zlib-devel tar wget make
Install Python on Rocky Linux 8:
Download tarball of Python 3.10 from their official website. You can use wget or curl command for this purpose.
# cd /tmp # wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.4/Python-3.10.4.tar.xz --2022-04-23 21:46:50-- https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.4/Python-3.10.4.tar.xz Resolving www.python.org (www.python.org)... 199.232.44.223, 2a04:4e42:48::223 Connecting to www.python.org (www.python.org)|199.232.44.223|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 19342692 (18M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: ‘Python-3.10.4.tar.xz’ Python-3.10.4.tar.x 100%[===================>] 18.45M 751KB/s in 20s 2022-04-23 21:47:11 (947 KB/s) - ‘Python-3.10.4.tar.xz’ saved [19342692/19342692]
Extract downloaded tarball as follows.
# tar -xf Python-3.10.4.tar.xz -C /opt/
Change to extracted directory of Python and configure the downloaded Python source according to your Linux operating system.
# cd /opt/Python-3.10.4 # ./configure --enable-optimizations
Install Python 3.10 by using following commands.
# make -j 2 # make altinstall
Verify the version of installed Python as follows.
# python3.10 -V Python 3.10.4
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Conclusion:
In this article, you have learned how to install Python on Rocky Linux 8 or other RPM based distros.
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