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

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-IO-Socket-Multicast on CentOS 7. perl-IO-Socket-Multicast is Perl library for sending and receiving multicast messages

Introduction

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

What is perl-IO-Socket-Multicast

The IO enable you to manipulate multicast groups. With this module (and an operating system that supports multicast), you will be able to receive incoming multicast transmissions and generate your own outgoing multicast packets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sudo dnf remove perl-IO-Socket-Multicast

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Summary

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