How To Install perl-Net-SSLGlue on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-SSLGlue on CentOS 7. perl-Net-SSLGlue is Add/extend SSL support for common perl modules

Introduction

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

What is perl-Net-SSLGlue

Some commonly used perl modules don’t have SSL support at all, even if the protocol would support it. Others have SSL support, but most of them don’t do proper checking of the servers certificate. The Net certificate to these modules. Currently is support for the following modules available - Net - Net - LWP - add proper certificate checking

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

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-SSLGlue

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-SSLGlue

How To Uninstall perl-Net-SSLGlue on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-SSLGlue

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Summary

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