How To Install perl-Want on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Want on CentOS 7. perl-Want is Perl module implementing a generalisation of wantarray

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Want on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Want

This module generalises the mechanism of the wantarray function, allowing a function to determine in some detail how its return value is going to be immediately used.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Want on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Want.

Install perl-Want on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Want

Install perl-Want on CentOS 7 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-Want using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Want

How To Uninstall perl-Want on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Want

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Want on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.