How To Install perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7. perl-Net-IPv4Addr is Perl extension for manipulating IPv4 addresses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Net-IPv4Addr

Net in traditional address/netmask format and in the new CIDR format. There are also methods for calculating the network and broadcast address and also to see check if a given address is in a specific network.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Net-IPv4Addr.

Install perl-Net-IPv4Addr 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-IPv4Addr using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-IPv4Addr

Install perl-Net-IPv4Addr 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-IPv4Addr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-IPv4Addr

How To Uninstall perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Net-IPv4Addr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-IPv4Addr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-IPv4Addr on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.