How To Install perl-XXX on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-XXX on CentOS 8. perl-XXX is See Your Data in the Nude

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-XXX on CentOS 8.

What is perl-XXX

XXX.pm exports a function called XXX that you can put just about anywhere in your Perl code to make it die with a YAML dump of the arguments to its right. The charm of XXX-debugging is that it is easy to type and rarely requires parens and stands out visually so that you remember to remove it. XXX.pm also exports WWW, YYY and ZZZ which do similar debugging things. To use Data use XXX -dumper;

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

Install perl-XXX 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-XXX using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-XXX

Install perl-XXX 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-XXX using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-XXX

How To Uninstall perl-XXX on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-XXX

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-XXX on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.