How To Install perl-threads-shared on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-threads-shared on CentOS 7. perl-threads-shared is Perl extension for sharing data structures between threads

Introduction

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

What is perl-threads-shared

By default, variables are private to each thread, and each newly created thread gets a private copy of each existing variable. This module allows you to share variables across different threads (and pseudo-forks on Win32). It is used together with the threads module.

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

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

sudo yum -y install perl-threads-shared

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-threads-shared

How To Uninstall perl-threads-shared on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-threads-shared

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Summary

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