How To Install perl-Exporter-Tiny on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Exporter-Tiny on CentOS 7. perl-Exporter-Tiny is An exporter with the features of Sub::Exporter but only core

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Exporter-Tiny on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Exporter-Tiny

Exporter features including renaming imported functions with the -as, -prefix and -suffix options; explicit destinations with the into option; and alternative installers with the installer option. But it’s written in only about 40% as many lines of code and with zero non-core dependencies. Its internal-facing interface is closer to Exporter.pm, with configuration done through the @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK and %EXPORT_TAGS package variables. Exporter resolution of tag names to sub names, resolution of sub names to coderefs, and installation of coderefs into the target package) as method calls, which means they can be overridden to provide interesting behavior.

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

Install perl-Exporter-Tiny 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-Exporter-Tiny using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Exporter-Tiny

Install perl-Exporter-Tiny 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-Exporter-Tiny using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Exporter-Tiny

How To Uninstall perl-Exporter-Tiny on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Exporter-Tiny package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Exporter-Tiny

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Summary

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