How To Install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8. perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck is Tests POD for invalid links

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8.

What is perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck

This module looks for any links in your POD and verifies that they point to a valid resource. It uses the Pod and look at their links. In a nutshell, it looks for L links and makes sure that Foo exists. It also recognizes section links, L for example. Also, manual pages are resolved and checked.

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

Install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck

Install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8 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-Test-Pod-LinkCheck using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck

How To Uninstall perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-Pod-LinkCheck on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.