How To Install perl-Net-DNS on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-DNS on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Net-DNS is DNS resolver modules for Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-DNS on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the perl-Net-DNS package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-DNS

perl-Net-DNS Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/axfr
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/check_soa
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/check_zone
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/example_recurse.pl
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/mresolv
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/mx
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/perldig
/usr/share/doc/perl-Net-DNS/demo/trace_dns.pl
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Domain.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::DomainName.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::FAQ.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Header.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Mailbox.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Packet.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Parameters.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Question.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::A.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::AAAA.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::AFSDB.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::APL.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CAA.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CDNSKEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CDS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CERT.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CNAME.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::CSYNC.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::DHCID.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::DLV.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::DNAME.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::DNSKEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::DS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::EUI48.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::EUI64.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::GPOS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::HINFO.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::HIP.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::IPSECKEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::ISDN.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::KEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::KX.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::L32.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::L64.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::LOC.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::LP.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::MB.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::MG.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::MINFO.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::MR.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::MX.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NAPTR.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NID.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NS.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NSEC.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NSEC3.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NSEC3PARAM.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::NULL.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::OPENPGPKEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::OPT.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::PTR.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::PX.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::RP.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::RRSIG.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::RT.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SIG.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SMIMEA.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SOA.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SPF.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SRV.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::SSHFP.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::TKEY.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::TLSA.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::TSIG.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::TXT.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::URI.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::RR::X25.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::Base.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::Recurse.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::UNIX.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::android.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::os2.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Resolver::os390.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Text.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::Update.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Net::DNS::ZoneFile.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Domain.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/DomainName.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/FAQ.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Header.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Mailbox.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Packet.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Parameters.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Question.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/A.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/AAAA.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/AFSDB.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/APL.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CAA.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CDNSKEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CDS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CERT.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CNAME.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/CSYNC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/DHCID.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/DLV.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/DNAME.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/DNSKEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/DS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/EUI48.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/EUI64.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/GPOS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/HINFO.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/HIP.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/IPSECKEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/ISDN.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/KEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/KX.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/L32.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/L64.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/LOC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/LP.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/MB.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/MG.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/MINFO.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/MR.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/MX.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NAPTR.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NID.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NS.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NSEC.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NSEC3.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NSEC3PARAM.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/NULL.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/OPENPGPKEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/OPT.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/PTR.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/PX.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/RP.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/RRSIG.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/RT.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SIG.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SMIMEA.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SOA.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SPF.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SRV.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/SSHFP.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/TKEY.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/TLSA.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/TSIG.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/TXT.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/URI.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/RR/X25.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/Base.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/Recurse.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/UNIX.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/android.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/os2.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Resolver/os390.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Text.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/Update.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Net/DNS/ZoneFile.pm

References

perl-Net-DNS website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-DNS on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.