How To Install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8

perl-DB_File is Perl5 access to Berkeley DB version 1.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8.

What is perl-DB_File

DB_File is a module which allows Perl programs to make use of the facilities provided by Berkeley DB version 1.x (if you have a newer version of DB, you will be limited to functionality provided by interface of version 1.x). The interface defined here mirrors the Berkeley DB interface closely.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-DB_File.

Install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install perl-DB_File using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-DB_File

Install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install perl-DB_File using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-DB_File

How To Uninstall perl-DB_File on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the perl-DB_File package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-DB_File

perl-DB_File Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/d209d818e88db0d2b548706296f552310272bf
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/DB_File.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/DB_File
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/DB_File/DB_File.so
/usr/share/doc/perl-DB_File
/usr/share/doc/perl-DB_File/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-DB_File/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-DB_File/dbinfo
/usr/share/man/man3/DB_File.3pm.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DB_File on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.