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

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "perl-Socket.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install perl-Socket.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                perl-Socket.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "perl-Socket.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall perl-Socket.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : perl-Socket
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.010
Release : 4.amzn2.0.2
Size : 112 k
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : Networking constants and support functions
URL : http://search.cpan.org/dist/Socket/
License : GPL+ or Artistic
Description : This module provides a variety of constants, structure
: manipulators and other functions related to socket-based
: networking. The values and functions provided are useful when used
: in conjunction with Perl core functions such as socket(),
: setsockopt() and bind(). It also provides several other support
: functions, mostly for dealing with conversions of network
: addresses between human-readable and native binary forms, and for
: hostname resolver operations.