How To Install perl-Device-SerialPort on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Device-SerialPort on CentOS 7. perl-Device-SerialPort is Linux/POSIX emulation of Win32::SerialPort functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Device-SerialPort on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Device-SerialPort

This module provides an object-based user interface essentially identical to the one provided by the Win32

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

Install perl-Device-SerialPort 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-Device-SerialPort using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Device-SerialPort

Install perl-Device-SerialPort 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-Device-SerialPort using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Device-SerialPort

How To Uninstall perl-Device-SerialPort on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Device-SerialPort package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Device-SerialPort

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Summary

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