How To Install perl-Data-Dump on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Data-Dump on CentOS 7. perl-Data-Dump is Pretty printing of data structures

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Data-Dump on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Data-Dump

This module provides a single function called dump() that takes a list of values as its argument and produces a string as its result. The string contains Perl code that, when evaled, produces a deep copy of the original arguments. The string is formatted for easy reading.

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

Install perl-Data-Dump 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-Data-Dump using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Data-Dump

Install perl-Data-Dump 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-Data-Dump using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Data-Dump

How To Uninstall perl-Data-Dump on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Data-Dump

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Summary

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