How To Install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-AppConfig in AlmaLinux 8. perl-AppConfig is Perl module for reading configuration files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-AppConfig

AppConfig has a powerful but easy to use module for parsing configuration files. It also has a simple and efficient module for parsing command line arguments. For fully-featured command line parsing, a module is provided for interfacing AppConfig to Johan Vromans’ extensive Getopt develop the functionality of this package and its features will automatically become available through AppConfig.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-AppConfig.

Install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-AppConfig

Install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perl-AppConfig

How To Uninstall perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-AppConfig

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-AppConfig on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.