How To Install perl-Net-SSLeay on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-SSLeay in AlmaLinux 8. perl-Net-SSLeay is Perl extension for using OpenSSL

Introduction

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

What is perl-Net-SSLeay

This module offers some high level convenience functions for accessing web pages on SSL servers (for symmetry, same API is offered for accessing http servers, too), a sslcat() function for writing your own clients, and finally access to the SSL API of SSLeay/OpenSSL package so you can write servers or clients for more complicated applications.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-SSLeay

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Net-SSLeay

How To Uninstall perl-Net-SSLeay on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Net-SSLeay

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Summary

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