How To Install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Encode-devel is Perl Encode Module Generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `perl-Encode-devel`

enc2xs builds a Perl extension for use by Encode from either Unicode Character Mapping files (.ucm) or Tcl Encoding Files (.enc). You can use enc2xs to add your own encoding to perl. No knowledge of XS is necessary.

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

Install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Encode-devel

Install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Encode-devel

How To Uninstall perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Encode-devel

perl-Encode-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/enc2xs
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Changes.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/ConfigLocal_PM.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Makefile_PL.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/README.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_PM.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_T.e2x
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/encode.h
/usr/share/man/man1/enc2xs.1.gz
/usr/bin/enc2xs
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Changes.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/ConfigLocal_PM.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/Makefile_PL.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/README.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_PM.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/_T.e2x
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Encode/encode.h
/usr/share/man/man1/enc2xs.1.gz

References

perl-Encode-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Encode-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.