How To Install Python3 On Linux

Python 3.6 has been released and in this guide, we are going to install python3 on a Linux CentOS NVMe VPS. This guide will work if you want to install Python3 in a RockyLinux or AlmaLinux Server. Python is a programming language in use by millions of applications around the world. Its simple language is easy to learn yet powerful. Python is not included in the default repository used in CentOS, it’s included in the InLine Upstream repository.

Install Python3 Linux

If you have just purchased your Linux server then an update of the system and cache should have been completed automatically on boot but if not, update the system and cache.

yum update -y ; yum makecache -y

Install Utils

Next, install the utils package using yum from the ssh console.

yum install yum-utils -y

Install InLine Upstream repository

Now to install Python we need to add the IUS repository;

yum install \
https://repo.ius.io/ius-release-el7.rpm \
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm

Update Yum Cache

Finally, before installing Python update your yum cache again.

yum makecache -y

Install Python 3.6

Next, install Python

yum install python36u -y

To install a different version of Python you can use the alternative commands to install your required version

Install Python 3.5 Linux

yum install python36u -y

Install Python 3.4

yum install python34u -y

Python should now be deployed to your NVMe VPS if you need to remove a version from your server issue the yum remove command and the version of Python you want to remove, yum remove python34u -y