How To Install perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8

perl-Devel-SelfStubber is Generate stubs for a SelfLoading module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8.

What is perl-Devel-SelfStubber

Devel DATA token (or you can get it to print the entire module with stubs correctly placed). The stubs ensure that if a method is called, it will get loaded. They are needed specifically for inherited autoloaded methods.

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

Install perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Devel-SelfStubber

Install perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Devel-SelfStubber

How To Uninstall perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Devel-SelfStubber

perl-Devel-SelfStubber Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/man/man3/Devel::SelfStubber.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/Devel
/usr/share/perl5/Devel/SelfStubber.pm

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Devel-SelfStubber on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.