How To Install perl-UNIVERSAL-can on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UNIVERSAL-can on Rocky Linux 8. perl-UNIVERSAL-can is Hack around people calling UNIVERSAL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UNIVERSAL-can on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `perl-UNIVERSAL-can`

The UNIVERSAL class provides a few default methods so that all objects can use them. Object orientation allows programmers to override these methods in subclasses to provide more specific and appropriate behavior. Some authors call methods in the UNIVERSAL class on potential invocants as functions, bypassing any possible overriding. This is wrong and you should not do it. Unfortunately, not everyone heeds this warning and their bad code can break your good code.

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

Install perl-UNIVERSAL-can 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-UNIVERSAL-can using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-UNIVERSAL-can

Install perl-UNIVERSAL-can 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-UNIVERSAL-can using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-UNIVERSAL-can

How To Uninstall perl-UNIVERSAL-can on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-UNIVERSAL-can

perl-UNIVERSAL-can Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-UNIVERSAL-can
/usr/share/doc/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/README
/usr/share/licenses/perl-UNIVERSAL-can
/usr/share/licenses/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/UNIVERSAL::can.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/UNIVERSAL
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/UNIVERSAL/can.pm

References

perl-UNIVERSAL-can website

Summary

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