How To Install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7. perl-Algorithm-Diff is Algorithm::Diff Perl module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Algorithm-Diff

This is a module for computing the difference between two files, two strings, or any other two lists of things. It uses an intelligent algorithm similar to (or identical to) the one used by the Unix “diff” program. It is guaranteed to find the smallest possible set of differences.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Algorithm-Diff.

Install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Algorithm-Diff

Install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Algorithm-Diff

How To Uninstall perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Algorithm-Diff package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Algorithm-Diff

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Algorithm-Diff on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.