How To Install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7. perl-IO-Socket-INET6 is Perl Object interface for AF_INET|AF_INET6 domain sockets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7.

What is perl-IO-Socket-INET6

IO using sockets in either AF_INET or AF_INET6 domains. It is built upon the IO by IO

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-IO-Socket-INET6.

Install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 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-Socket-INET6 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-IO-Socket-INET6

Install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 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-Socket-INET6 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-IO-Socket-INET6

How To Uninstall perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-IO-Socket-INET6 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-IO-Socket-INET6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-IO-Socket-INET6 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.