How To Install perl-Net-LibIDN on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-LibIDN in AlmaLinux 8. perl-Net-LibIDN is Perl bindings for GNU LibIDN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-LibIDN on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-Net-LibIDN

Provides perl bindings for GNU Libidn, a C library for handling Internationalized Domain Names according to IDNA (RFC 3490), in a way very much inspired by Turbo Fredriksson’s PHP-IDN.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Net-LibIDN on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Net-LibIDN.

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-LibIDN

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-LibIDN

How To Uninstall perl-Net-LibIDN on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-LibIDN

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-LibIDN on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.