How To Install perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS on CentOS 8

perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS is Module and a script for converting Perl XS code into C code

Introduction

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

What is perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS

ExtUtils constructs necessary to let C functions manipulate Perl values and creates the glue necessary to let Perl access those functions.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS

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

sudo yum -y install perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS

How To Uninstall perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS

perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/xsubpp
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xsubpp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::ParseXS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::ParseXS::Constants.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::ParseXS::Eval.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Typemaps.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Typemaps::Cmd.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Typemaps::InputMap.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Typemaps::OutputMap.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Typemaps::Type.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS/Constants.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS/CountLines.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS/Eval.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/ParseXS/Utilities.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps/Cmd.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps/InputMap.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps/OutputMap.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/Typemaps/Type.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/ExtUtils/xsubpp

References

Summary

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