How To Install perl-Exporter on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Exporter on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Exporter is Implements default import method for modules

Introduction

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

What is perl-Exporter

The Exporter module implements an import method which allows a module to export functions and variables to its users’ name spaces. Many modules use Exporter rather than implementing their own import method because Exporter provides a highly flexible interface, with an implementation optimized for the common case.

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

Install perl-Exporter 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-Exporter using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Exporter

Install perl-Exporter 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-Exporter using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Exporter

How To Uninstall perl-Exporter on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Exporter

perl-Exporter Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-Exporter
/usr/share/doc/perl-Exporter/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Exporter/README
/usr/share/man/man3/Exporter.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Exporter::Heavy.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Exporter
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Exporter.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Exporter/Heavy.pm

References

Summary

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