How To Install perl-rpm-build-perl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-rpm-build-perl on CentOS 7. perl-rpm-build-perl is Perl compiler back-end to extract Perl dependencies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-rpm-build-perl on CentOS 7.

What is perl-rpm-build-perl

B extracts dependencies from Perl source code, based on the internal compiled structure that Perl itself creates after parsing a program. The output of B dependency tracking (e.g. for RPM packaging).

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

Install perl-rpm-build-perl 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-rpm-build-perl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-rpm-build-perl

Install perl-rpm-build-perl 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-rpm-build-perl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-rpm-build-perl

How To Uninstall perl-rpm-build-perl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-rpm-build-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-rpm-build-perl

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Summary

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