How To Install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref in AlmaLinux 8. perl-UNIVERSAL-ref is Turns ref() into a multimethod

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-UNIVERSAL-ref

This module changes the behavior of the builtin function ref(). If ref() is called on an object that has requested an overloaded ref, the object’s ‘->ref’ method will be called and its return value used instead.

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

Install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 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-ref using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref

Install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 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-ref using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref

How To Uninstall perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-UNIVERSAL-ref

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UNIVERSAL-ref on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.