How To Install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests on CentOS 8

One-liner Install Command

If you are only interested in the installation command, here is a quick answer for you:

sudo yum makecache && sudo yum -y install python-oslotest

sudo dnf makecache && sudo dnf -y install python-oslotest

But if you are interested in the details with step-by-step instructions, the following information will be helpful.

What is python2-oslo_run_cross_tests and How to Install It?

First things first, you will need access to a server or computer running CentOS 8. This guide was written specifically with a server running CentOS 8 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests on CentOS 8. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests on CentOS 8 using dnf

First, update dnf packages database with dnf by running the next command:

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating database, You can install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-oslotest

Install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests on CentOS 8 using yum

Because python2-oslo_run_cross_tests is available in CentOS 8’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the yum packaging system.

To begin, update local packages database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

Now can install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests package on your server/computer by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-oslotest

How to upgrade (update) a single package python2-oslo_run_cross_tests using yum?

To update all the packages available on the system:

yum update

If you want to update a specific package like python2-oslo_run_cross_tests in this example you should use the following command:

yum update python-oslotest

To downgrade a package to an earlier version:

yum downgrade python-oslotest

How to Upgrade python2-oslo_run_cross_tests on CentOS 8 with dnf?

When you run the dnf update, all system packages with available updates are updated. However, if you want to upgrade a single package, then you would have to pass the package name as the argument to the dnf update command.

dnf update python-oslotest

How To remove python2-oslo_run_cross_tests from CentOS 8

To uninstall only the python2-oslo_run_cross_tests package you can execute the following command:

sudo dnf remove python-oslotest

Extra info and code examples

OpenStack test framework that provides base classes and fixtures for creating unit and functional tests. This package contains the Python 2.x module.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install python2-oslo_run_cross_tests using dnf and yum package managers. Also, we showed how to update manually as a single package and different ways to uninstall the python2-oslo_run_cross_tests from CentOS 8.

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