How To Install perl-ExtUtils-Depends on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-Depends in AlmaLinux 8. perl-ExtUtils-Depends is Easily build XS extensions that depend on XS extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-Depends on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-ExtUtils-Depends

This module tries to make it easy to build Perl extensions that use functions and typemaps provided by other Perl extensions. This means that a Perl extension is treated like a shared library that provides also a C and an XS interface besides the Perl one.

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

Install perl-ExtUtils-Depends 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-ExtUtils-Depends using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-ExtUtils-Depends

Install perl-ExtUtils-Depends 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-ExtUtils-Depends using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-ExtUtils-Depends

How To Uninstall perl-ExtUtils-Depends on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the perl-ExtUtils-Depends package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-ExtUtils-Depends

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Summary

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