How To Install perl-Net-Pcap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-Pcap in AlmaLinux 8. perl-Net-Pcap is Interface to pcap(3) LBL packet capture library

Introduction

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

What is perl-Net-Pcap

perl-Net-Pcap provides Perl bindings to the LBL pcap(3) library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-Pcap

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-Pcap

How To Uninstall perl-Net-Pcap on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-Pcap

References

Summary

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