How to install python2-msgpack on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
A Python MessagePack (de)serializer
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | ✓ | 0.6.1 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
MessagePack is a binary-based efficient data interchange format that is focused on high performance. It is like JSON, but very fast and small. This is a Python (de)serializer for MessagePack.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
python2-msgpack on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install python2-msgpack
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install python2-msgpack on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install python2-msgpack (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is python2-msgpack available for?
python2-msgpack is available for RHEL 7 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is python2-msgpack compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.