How To Install perl-LockFile-Simple on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-LockFile-Simple on CentOS 7.
What is perl-LockFile-Simple
This simple locking scheme is not based on any file locking system calls such as flock() or lockf() but rather relies on basic file system primitives and properties, such as the atomicity of the write() system call. It is not meant to be exempt from all race conditions, especially over NFS.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-LockFile-Simple on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-LockFile-Simple.
Install perl-LockFile-Simple 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-LockFile-Simple using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-LockFile-Simple
Install perl-LockFile-Simple 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-LockFile-Simple using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-LockFile-Simple
How To Uninstall perl-LockFile-Simple on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the perl-LockFile-Simple package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-LockFile-Simple
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-LockFile-Simple on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.