How To Install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Archive-Tar is A module for Perl manipulation of .tar files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8.

What is perl-Archive-Tar

Archive files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom manipulation. If you have the IO will also support compressed or gzipped tar files.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Archive-Tar.

Install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Archive-Tar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Archive-Tar

Install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Archive-Tar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Archive-Tar

How To Uninstall perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Archive-Tar

perl-Archive-Tar Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/ptar
/usr/bin/ptardiff
/usr/bin/ptargrep
/usr/share/doc/perl-Archive-Tar
/usr/share/doc/perl-Archive-Tar/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/perl-Archive-Tar/README
/usr/share/man/man1/ptar.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ptardiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ptargrep.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Archive::Tar.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Archive::Tar::File.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Archive
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Archive/Tar
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Archive/Tar.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Archive/Tar/Constant.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Archive/Tar/File.pm

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Archive-Tar on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.