How To Install perl-File-Tail on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-File-Tail in Fedora 36. perl-File-Tail is Perl extension for reading from continuously updated files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-File-Tail on Fedora 36.

What is `perl-File-Tail`

The primary purpose of File while they are being written, which is especially useful if you are monitoring the logging process with a tool like Tobias Oetiker’s MRTG.

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

Install perl-File-Tail 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-File-Tail using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-File-Tail

Install perl-File-Tail 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-File-Tail using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-File-Tail

How To Uninstall perl-File-Tail on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the perl-File-Tail package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-File-Tail

perl-File-Tail Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

perl-File-Tail website

Summary

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