How to Install and Uninstall perl-Net-DNS.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "perl-Net-DNS.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install perl-Net-DNS.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "perl-Net-DNS.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall perl-Net-DNS.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl-Net-DNS.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : perl-Net-DNS
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.72
Release : 6.amzn2.0.2
Size : 308 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : DNS resolver modules for Perl
URL : http://www.net-dns.org/
License : (GPL+ or Artistic) and BSD and ISC and MIT
Description : Net::DNS is a collection of Perl modules that act as a Domain Name
: System (DNS) resolver. It allows the programmer to perform DNS
: queries that are beyond the capabilities of gethostbyname and
: gethostbyaddr.
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: The programmer should be somewhat familiar with the format of a
: DNS packet and its various sections. See RFC 1035 or DNS and BIND
: (Albitz & Liu) for details.