How To Install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8. perl-Web-ID is Implementation of WebID (a.k.a. FOAF+SSL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8.

What is perl-Web-ID

WebID is a simple authentication protocol based on TLS (Transaction Layer Security, better known as Secure Socket Layer, SSL) and the Semantic Web. This module provides a Perl implementation for authenticating clients using WebID.

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

Install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Web-ID using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Web-ID

Install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8 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-Web-ID using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Web-ID

How To Uninstall perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Web-ID

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Web-ID on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.