How To Install perl-Sys-Syslog on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Sys-Syslog on CentOS 7. perl-Sys-Syslog is Perl interface to the UNIX syslog(3) calls

Introduction

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

What is perl-Sys-Syslog

Sys syslog() with a string priority and a list of printf() arguments just like at syslog(3).

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

Install perl-Sys-Syslog 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-Sys-Syslog using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Sys-Syslog

Install perl-Sys-Syslog 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-Sys-Syslog using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Sys-Syslog

How To Uninstall perl-Sys-Syslog on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Sys-Syslog

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Summary

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