How To Install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo on AlmaLinux 8.
What is perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
Many online services that are centered around CPAN attempt to associate multiple uploads by extracting a distribution name from the filename of the upload. For most distributions this is easy as they have used ExtUtils distribution, which results in a uniform name. But sadly not all uploads are created in this way. CPAN http from filenames and also report if the version is to be treated as a developer release.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo.
Install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo 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-CPAN-DistnameInfo using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
Install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo 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-CPAN-DistnameInfo using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
How To Uninstall perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
