How To Install perl-Sort-Versions on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Sort-Versions on CentOS 7. perl-Sort-Versions is Perl module for sorting of revision-like numbers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Sort-Versions on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Sort-Versions

A perl 5 module for sorting of revision-like numbers Sort numeric strings, like the ‘version numbers’ that many shared library systems and revision control packages use. This is quite useful if you are trying to deal with shared libraries. It can also be applied to applications that intersperse variable-width numeric fields within text. Other applications can undoubtedly be found.

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

Install perl-Sort-Versions 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-Sort-Versions using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Sort-Versions

Install perl-Sort-Versions 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-Sort-Versions using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Sort-Versions

How To Uninstall perl-Sort-Versions on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Sort-Versions package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Sort-Versions

References

Summary

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