How To Install perl-filetest on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-filetest on Fedora 36.
What is perl-filetest
The default behavior of file test operators (e.g. “-r”) is to use the simple mode bits as returned by the stat() family of system calls. However, many operating systems have additional features to define more complex access rights, for example ACLs (Access Control Lists). For such environments, “use filetest” may help the permission operators to return results more consistent with other tools.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-filetest on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-filetest.
Install perl-filetest 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-filetest using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-filetest
Install perl-filetest 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-filetest using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-filetest
How To Uninstall perl-filetest on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the perl-filetest package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-filetest
perl-filetest Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/share/man/man3/filetest.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/filetest.pm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-filetest on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
