How To Install perl-Encode-devel on CentOS 8

perl-Encode-devel is Perl Encode Module Generator Perl Encode Module Generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Encode-devel on CentOS 8.

What is perl-Encode-devel

enc2xs builds a Perl extension for use by Encode from either Unicode Character Mapping files (.ucm) or Tcl Encoding Files (.enc). You can use enc2xs to add your own encoding to perl. No knowledge of XS is necessary. perl-Encode-devel 4 2.97 3.el8 x86_64 39 k perl-Encode-2.97-3.el8.src.rpm appstream Perl Encode Module Generator http (GPL+ or Artistic) and UCD enc2xs builds a Perl extension for use by Encode from either Unicode Character Mapping files (.ucm) or Tcl Encoding Files (.enc). You can use enc2xs to add your own encoding to perl. No knowledge of XS is necessary.

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

Install perl-Encode-devel 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-Encode-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Encode-devel

Install perl-Encode-devel 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-Encode-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Encode-devel

How To Uninstall perl-Encode-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Encode-devel

perl-Encode-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/enc2xs
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Changes.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/ConfigLocal_PM.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Makefile_PL.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/README.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_PM.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_T.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/encode.h
/usr/share/man/man1/enc2xs.1.gz
/usr/bin/enc2xs
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Changes.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/ConfigLocal_PM.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Makefile_PL.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/README.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_PM.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_T.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/encode.h
/usr/share/man/man1/enc2xs.1.gz

References

Summary

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