How To Install perl-String-Escape on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-String-Escape on Rocky Linux 8. perl-String-Escape is String

Introduction

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

What is perl-String-Escape

This module provides a flexible calling interface to some frequently- performed string conversion functions, including applying and expanding standard C/Unix-style backslash escapes like \n and \t, wrapping and removing double-quotes, and truncating to fit within a desired length.

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

Install perl-String-Escape 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-String-Escape using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-String-Escape

Install perl-String-Escape 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-String-Escape using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-String-Escape

How To Uninstall perl-String-Escape on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-String-Escape

perl-String-Escape Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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

References

Summary

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