Article ID: 000060236 Content Type: Error Messages Last Reviewed: 03/18/2022

Error: “Cannot Uninstall ‘PyYAML’.” When Installing Edge Insights for Industrial

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Summary

Quick steps to fix "Cannot uninstall 'PyYAML'" error during Edge Insights for Industrial Installation.

Description

Ran into the following error when installing Edge Insights for Industrial software package.

ERROR: Cannot uninstall 'PyYAML'. It is a distutils installed project and thus we cannot accurately determine which files belong to it which would lead to only a partial uninstall.

Resolution

Remove PyYAML manually using the following command:

apt-get purge python3-yaml

Once the package has been removed, run the installation:

./edgesoftware install

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