How To Install perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder on CentOS 8

perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder is Compile and link C code for Perl modules

Introduction

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

What is perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder

This module can build the C portions of Perl modules by invoking the appropriate compilers and linkers in a cross-platform manner. It was motivated by the Module

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

Install perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder 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-ExtUtils-CBuilder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder

Install perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder 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-ExtUtils-CBuilder using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder

How To Uninstall perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder

perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder/CONTRIBUTING
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder/README.mkdn
/usr/share/licenses/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder
/usr/share/licenses/perl-ExtUtils-CBuilder/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::CBuilder::Platform::Windows.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Base.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Unix.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/VMS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/BCC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/GCC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/Windows/MSVC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/aix.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/android.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/cygwin.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/darwin.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/dec_osf.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/linux.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/CBuilder/Platform/os2.pm

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Summary

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