How To Install perl-XML-LibXML on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-XML-LibXML on CentOS 7. perl-XML-LibXML is Perl interface to the libxml2 library

Introduction

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

What is perl-XML-LibXML

This module implements a Perl interface to the GNOME libxml2 library which provides interfaces for parsing and manipulating XML files. This module allows Perl programmers to make use of the highly capable validating XML parser and the high performance DOM implementation.

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

Install perl-XML-LibXML 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-XML-LibXML using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-XML-LibXML

Install perl-XML-LibXML 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-XML-LibXML using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-XML-LibXML

How To Uninstall perl-XML-LibXML on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-XML-LibXML

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Summary

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