How To Install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8.
What is perl-GIS-Distance
This Perl module calculates distances between geographic points on, at the moment, planet Earth. Various “FORMULAS” are available that provide different levels of accuracy versus speed.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-GIS-Distance.
Install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install perl-GIS-Distance using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-GIS-Distance
Install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8 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-GIS-Distance using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-GIS-Distance
How To Uninstall perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the perl-GIS-Distance package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-GIS-Distance
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-GIS-Distance on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.