How To Install perl-Test-Refcount on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-Refcount on CentOS 8.
What is perl-Test-Refcount
The Perl garbage collector uses simple reference counting during the normal execution of a program. This means that cycles or unweakened references in other parts of code can keep an object around for longer than intended. To help avoid this problem, the reference count of a new object from its class constructor ought to be 1. This way, the caller can know the object will be properly DESTROYed when it drops all of its references to it.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Test-Refcount on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Test-Refcount.
Install perl-Test-Refcount 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-Refcount using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-Test-Refcount
Install perl-Test-Refcount 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-Refcount using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-Test-Refcount
How To Uninstall perl-Test-Refcount on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the perl-Test-Refcount package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-Test-Refcount
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-Refcount on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.