How To Install perl-Test-MockTime on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-MockTime in Fedora 36. perl-Test-MockTime is Replaces actual time with simulated time

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-MockTime on Fedora 36.

What is perl-Test-MockTime

This module was created to enable test suites to test code at specific points in time. Specifically it overrides localtime, gmtime and time at compile time and then relies on the user supplying a mock time via set_relative_time, set_absolute_time or set_fixed_time to alter future calls to gmtime,time or localtime.

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

Install perl-Test-MockTime 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-Test-MockTime using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Test-MockTime

Install perl-Test-MockTime 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-Test-MockTime using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Test-MockTime

How To Uninstall perl-Test-MockTime on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the perl-Test-MockTime package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Test-MockTime

perl-Test-MockTime Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-MockTime
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-MockTime/Changes
/usr/share/man/man3/Test::MockTime.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/MockTime.pm

References

Summary

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