How To Install perl-Test-LongString on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-LongString on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Test-LongString is Perl module to test long strings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-LongString on Rocky Linux 8.

What is perl-Test-LongString

This module provides some drop-in replacements for the string comparison functions of Test long strings. If you’ve ever had to search for text in a multi-line string like an HTML document, or find specific items in binary data, this is the module for you.

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

Install perl-Test-LongString 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-Test-LongString using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Test-LongString

Install perl-Test-LongString 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-Test-LongString using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Test-LongString

How To Uninstall perl-Test-LongString on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the perl-Test-LongString package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Test-LongString

perl-Test-LongString Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-LongString
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-LongString/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-LongString/README
/usr/share/man/man3/Test::LongString.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/LongString.pm

References

Summary

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