How To Install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker on CentOS 7.
What is perl-ExtUtils-CChecker
Often Perl modules are written to wrap functionality found in existing C headers, libraries, or to use OS-specific features. It is useful in the Build.PL or Makefile.PL file to check for the existence of these requirements before attempting to actually build the module.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker.
Install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker 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-ExtUtils-CChecker using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker
Install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker 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-ExtUtils-CChecker using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker
How To Uninstall perl-ExtUtils-CChecker on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the perl-ExtUtils-CChecker package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-ExtUtils-CChecker
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-CChecker on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
