How To Install perl-Text-Iconv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Text-Iconv on CentOS 7. perl-Text-Iconv is Perl interface to iconv() codeset conversion function

Introduction

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

What is perl-Text-Iconv

The Text function as defined by the Single UNIX Specification. The convert() method converts the encoding of characters in the input string from the fromcode codeset to the tocode codeset, and returns the result. Settings of fromcode and tocode and their permitted combinations are implementation-dependent. Valid values are specified in the system documentation.

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

Install perl-Text-Iconv 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-Text-Iconv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Text-Iconv

Install perl-Text-Iconv 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-Text-Iconv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Text-Iconv

How To Uninstall perl-Text-Iconv on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Text-Iconv

References

Summary

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