How To Install perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7. perl-Net-POP3S is SSL/STARTTLS support for Net::POP3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Net-POP3S

This module implements a wrapper for Net over-SSL/STARTTLS support. This module inherits all the methods from Net bundled with Net options of new() constructor method. ‘doSSL’ option is the switch, and, If you would like to control detailed SSL settings, you can set SSL_* options that are brought from IO see the document of IO

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Net-POP3S.

Install perl-Net-POP3S 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-POP3S using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-POP3S

Install perl-Net-POP3S 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-POP3S using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-POP3S

How To Uninstall perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Net-POP3S package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-POP3S

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-POP3S on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.