How To Install perl-Devel-Cycle on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Devel-Cycle in AlmaLinux 8. perl-Devel-Cycle is Find memory cycles in objects

Introduction

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

What is perl-Devel-Cycle

This is a simple developer’s tool for finding circular references in objects and other types of references. Because of Perl’s reference-count based memory management, circular references will cause memory leaks.

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

Install perl-Devel-Cycle 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-Devel-Cycle using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Devel-Cycle

Install perl-Devel-Cycle 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-Devel-Cycle using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Devel-Cycle

How To Uninstall perl-Devel-Cycle on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Devel-Cycle

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Summary

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