How To Install perl-Newt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Newt on CentOS 7. perl-Newt is Perl bindings for the Newt library

Introduction

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

What is perl-Newt

This package provides Perl bindings for the Newt widget library, which provides a color text mode user interface.

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

Install perl-Newt 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-Newt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Newt

Install perl-Newt 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-Newt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Newt

How To Uninstall perl-Newt on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Newt

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Summary

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