How To Install perl-Parallel-ForkManager on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is perl-Parallel-ForkManager

This module is intended for use in operations that can be done in parallel where the number of processes to be forked off should be limited. Typical use is a downloader which will be retrieving hundreds/thousands of files.

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

Install perl-Parallel-ForkManager 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-Parallel-ForkManager using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Parallel-ForkManager

Install perl-Parallel-ForkManager 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-Parallel-ForkManager using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Parallel-ForkManager

How To Uninstall perl-Parallel-ForkManager on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Parallel-ForkManager

References

• perl-Parallel-ForkManager website

Summary

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