How To Install perl-Net-IP-CMatch on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IP-CMatch on CentOS 7. perl-Net-IP-CMatch is Efficiently match IP addresses against IP ranges with C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IP-CMatch on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Net-IP-CMatch

Net Net determines if the IP to match (first argument) matches any of the subsequent IP arguments. Match arguments may be absolute quads, as ‘127.0.0.1’, or contain mask bits as ‘111.245.76.248/29’. A true return value indicates a match. It was written in C, rather than a macro, preprocessed through perl’s source filter mechanism (as is Net perl scalars. The C code is lean and mean (IMHO).

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

Install perl-Net-IP-CMatch 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-Net-IP-CMatch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-IP-CMatch

Install perl-Net-IP-CMatch 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-Net-IP-CMatch using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-IP-CMatch

How To Uninstall perl-Net-IP-CMatch on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-IP-CMatch

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IP-CMatch on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.