How To Install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Directory-Scratch in Fedora 36. perl-Directory-Scratch is Self-cleaning scratch space for tests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36.

What is `perl-Directory-Scratch`

When writing test suites for modules that operate on files, it’s often inconvenient to correctly create a platform-independent temporary storage space, manipulate files inside it, then clean it up when the test exits. The inconvenience usually results in tests that don’t work everywhere, or worse, no tests at all. This module aims to eliminate that problem by making it easy to do things right.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Directory-Scratch.

Install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Directory-Scratch

Install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Directory-Scratch

How To Uninstall perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the perl-Directory-Scratch package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Directory-Scratch

perl-Directory-Scratch Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch
/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch/CONTRIBUTING
/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch/examples
/usr/share/doc/perl-Directory-Scratch/examples/basic.pl
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Directory-Scratch
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Directory-Scratch/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/Directory::Scratch.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Directory
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Directory/Scratch.pm

References

perl-Directory-Scratch website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Directory-Scratch on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).