How To Install perl-Guard on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is perl-Guard

This module implements so-called “guards”. A guard is something (usually an object) that “guards” a resource, ensuring that it is cleaned up when expected.

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

Install perl-Guard 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-Guard using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Guard

Install perl-Guard 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-Guard using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Guard

How To Uninstall perl-Guard on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Guard

References

• perl-Guard website

Summary

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