How To Install perl-Data-OptList on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Data-OptList in AlmaLinux 8. perl-Data-OptList is Parse and validate simple name/value option pairs

Introduction

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

What is perl-Data-OptList

Hashes are great for storing named data, but if you want more than one entry for a name, you have to use a list of pairs. Even then, this is really boring to write $values = [ foo => undef, bar => undef, baz => undef, xyz => { … }, ]; With Data $values = Data qw(foo bar baz), xyz => { … }, ]); This works by assuming that any defined scalar is a name and any reference following a name is its value.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Data-OptList

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Data-OptList

How To Uninstall perl-Data-OptList on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Data-OptList

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Summary

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