How To Install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7. perl-DBD-XBase is Perl module for reading and writing the dbf files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7.

What is perl-DBD-XBase

This module can read and write XBase database files, known as dbf in dBase and FoxPro world. It also transparently reads memo fields from the dbt, fpt and smt files and works with index files (ndx, ntx, mdx, idx, cdx and SDBM). This module XBase.pm provides simple native interface to XBase files. For DBI compliant database access, see DBD

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-DBD-XBase.

Install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install perl-DBD-XBase

Install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-DBD-XBase

How To Uninstall perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-DBD-XBase

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBD-XBase on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.