How To Install perl-IO-Multiplex on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-IO-Multiplex on CentOS 7. perl-IO-Multiplex is Manage IO on many file handles

Introduction

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

What is perl-IO-Multiplex

IO multiple file handles. It is essentially a really fancy front end to the select system call. In addition to maintaining the select loop, it buffers all input and output to/from the file handles. It can also accept incoming connections on one or more listen sockets.

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

Install perl-IO-Multiplex 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-IO-Multiplex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-IO-Multiplex

Install perl-IO-Multiplex 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-IO-Multiplex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-IO-Multiplex

How To Uninstall perl-IO-Multiplex on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-IO-Multiplex

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Summary

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