How To Install perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-ODBC in AlmaLinux 8. perl-DBD-ODBC is ODBC Driver for DBI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-DBD-ODBC

This module is needed to access ODBC databases from within Perl. The module uses the unixODBC manager to connect to the database.

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

Install perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-DBD-ODBC

Install perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perl-DBD-ODBC

How To Uninstall perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-DBD-ODBC

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-ODBC on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.