How To Install perl-Linux-Pid on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Linux-Pid on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Linux-Pid

Linux with multithreaded programs. Linux’s C library returns different values of the PID and the PPID from different threads. This module forces Perl to call the underlying C functions getpid() and getppid().

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

Install perl-Linux-Pid 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-Linux-Pid using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Linux-Pid

Install perl-Linux-Pid 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-Linux-Pid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Linux-Pid

How To Uninstall perl-Linux-Pid on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Linux-Pid package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Linux-Pid

References

• perl-Linux-Pid website

Summary

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