How To Install perl-threads on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-threads on CentOS 7. perl-threads is Perl interpreter-based threads

Introduction

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

What is perl-threads

Since Perl 5.8, thread programming has been available using a model called interpreter threads which provides a new Perl interpreter for each thread, and, by default, results in no data or state information being shared between threads. (Prior to Perl 5.8, 5005threads was available through the “Thread.pm” API. This threading model has been deprecated, and was removed as of Perl 5.10.0.)

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

Install perl-threads 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-threads using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-threads

Install perl-threads 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-threads using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-threads

How To Uninstall perl-threads on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-threads

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Summary

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