Perl is an interpreted language that is very popular in the Unix community because it has a rich and powerful feature set, but is still easy to use. In this post, i will show the quick steps to install perl on linux CentOS 5.8 server.
Simply run the following command to install perl :
[root@centos58 ~]# yum install perl -y
Examples :
[root@centos58 ~]# yum install perl -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.oscc.org.my * extras: mirror.oscc.org.my * updates: mirror.oscc.org.my Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl.i386 4:5.8.8-38.el5 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ===================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ===================================================================================================== Installing: perl i386 4:5.8.8-38.el5 base 12 M Transaction Summary ===================================================================================================== Install 1 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) Total download size: 12 M Downloading Packages: perl-5.8.8-38.el5.i386.rpm | 12 MB 01:58 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : perl 1/1 Installed: perl.i386 4:5.8.8-38.el5 Complete!