How To Install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8.
What is perl-Net-DNS
Net (DNS) resolver. It allows the programmer to perform DNS queries that are beyond the capabilities of gethostbyname and gethostbyaddr. The programmer should be somewhat familiar with the format of a DNS packet and its various sections. See RFC 1035 or DNS and BIND (Albitz & Liu) for details.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Net-DNS.
Install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perl-Net-DNS using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-DNS
Install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perl-Net-DNS using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-Net-DNS
How To Uninstall perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the perl-Net-DNS package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-Net-DNS
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-DNS on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
