How To Install perl-Text-Soundex on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Text-Soundex on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Text-Soundex is Implementation of the soundex algorithm

Introduction

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

What is perl-Text-Soundex

Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. This module implements the original soundex algorithm developed by Robert Russell and Margaret Odell, as well as a variation called “American Soundex”.

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

Install perl-Text-Soundex 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-Text-Soundex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Text-Soundex

Install perl-Text-Soundex 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-Text-Soundex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Text-Soundex

How To Uninstall perl-Text-Soundex on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Text-Soundex

perl-Text-Soundex Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/6838e045d415c11cad565bde39a7ee5b3d7a57
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Text
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Text/Soundex.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Text
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Text/Soundex
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Text/Soundex/Soundex.so
/usr/share/doc/perl-Text-Soundex
/usr/share/doc/perl-Text-Soundex/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Text-Soundex/README
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Text-Soundex
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Text-Soundex/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/Text::Soundex.3pm.gz

References

Summary

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