How To Install perl-DBIx-Safe on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBIx-Safe on CentOS 7. perl-DBIx-Safe is Safer access to your database through a DBI database handle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-DBIx-Safe on CentOS 7.

What is perl-DBIx-Safe

The purpose of this module is to give controlled, limited access to an application, rather than simply passing it a raw database handle through DBI. DBIx by only allowing through the commands you tell it to. It filters all things related to the database handle - methods and attributes.

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

Install perl-DBIx-Safe 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-DBIx-Safe using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-DBIx-Safe

Install perl-DBIx-Safe 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-DBIx-Safe using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-DBIx-Safe

How To Uninstall perl-DBIx-Safe on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-DBIx-Safe package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-DBIx-Safe

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Summary

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