How To Install perl-DBI on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBI on CentOS 7.
What is perl-DBI
DBI is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl Language. The DBI API Specification defines a set of functions, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-DBI on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-DBI.
Install perl-DBI 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-DBI using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-DBI
Install perl-DBI 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-DBI using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-DBI
How To Uninstall perl-DBI on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the perl-DBI package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-DBI
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBI on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
