How To Install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8. perl-HTTP-Lite is Lightweight HTTP implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `perl-HTTP-Lite`

HTTP 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 significantly faster than LWP.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8. 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 Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-HTTP-Lite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-HTTP-Lite

Install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-HTTP-Lite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-HTTP-Lite

How To Uninstall perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-HTTP-Lite

perl-HTTP-Lite Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-HTTP-Lite
/usr/share/doc/perl-HTTP-Lite/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-HTTP-Lite/README
/usr/share/licenses/perl-HTTP-Lite
/usr/share/licenses/perl-HTTP-Lite/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/HTTP::Lite.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/HTTP
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/HTTP/Lite.pm

References

perl-HTTP-Lite website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTTP-Lite on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.