How To Install perl-UUID-Tiny on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UUID-Tiny in AlmaLinux 8. perl-UUID-Tiny is Pure Perl UUID Support With Functional Interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-UUID-Tiny on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-UUID-Tiny

UUID creation and testing. This module provides the creation of version 1 time based UUIDs (using random multicast MAC addresses), version 3 MD5 based UUIDs, version 4 random UUIDs, and version 5 SHA-1 based UUIDs.

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

Install perl-UUID-Tiny 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-UUID-Tiny using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-UUID-Tiny

Install perl-UUID-Tiny 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-UUID-Tiny using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-UUID-Tiny

How To Uninstall perl-UUID-Tiny on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-UUID-Tiny

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Summary

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