How To Install perl-LWP-MediaTypes on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-LWP-MediaTypes on Rocky Linux 8. perl-LWP-MediaTypes is Guess media type for a file or a URL

Introduction

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

What is perl-LWP-MediaTypes

This module provides functions for handling media (also known as MIME) types and encodings. The mapping from file extensions to media types is defined by the media.types file. If the ~/.media.types file exists it is used instead. For backwards compatibility we will also look for ~/.mime.types.

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

Install perl-LWP-MediaTypes 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-LWP-MediaTypes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-LWP-MediaTypes

Install perl-LWP-MediaTypes 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-LWP-MediaTypes using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-LWP-MediaTypes

How To Uninstall perl-LWP-MediaTypes on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-LWP-MediaTypes

perl-LWP-MediaTypes Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-LWP-MediaTypes
/usr/share/doc/perl-LWP-MediaTypes/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-LWP-MediaTypes/README
/usr/share/man/man3/LWP::MediaTypes.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/LWP
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/LWP/MediaTypes.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/LWP/media.types

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Summary

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