How To Install perl-HTTP-Lite on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTTP-Lite on CentOS 7. perl-HTTP-Lite is Lightweight HTTP implementation

Introduction

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

What is perl-HTTP-Lite

HTTP for perl. It is not intended as a replacement for the fully-features LWP module. Instead, it is intended for use in situations where it is desirable to install the minimal number of modules to achieve HTTP support, or where LWP is not a good candidate due to CPU overhead, such as slower processors. HTTP

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

Install perl-HTTP-Lite 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-HTTP-Lite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-HTTP-Lite

Install perl-HTTP-Lite 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-HTTP-Lite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-HTTP-Lite

How To Uninstall perl-HTTP-Lite on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-HTTP-Lite

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Summary

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