How To Install perl-YAML on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-YAML on Rocky Linux 8. perl-YAML is YAML Ain’t Markup Language (tm)

Introduction

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

What is `perl-YAML`

The YAML.pm module implements a YAML Loader and Dumper based on the YAML 1.0 specification. http YAML is a generic data serialization language that is optimized for human readability. It can be used to express the data structures of most modern programming languages, including Perl. For information on the YAML syntax, please refer to the YAML specification.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-YAML

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

sudo yum -y install perl-YAML

How To Uninstall perl-YAML on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove perl-YAML

perl-YAML Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-YAML
/usr/share/doc/perl-YAML/CONTRIBUTING
/usr/share/doc/perl-YAML/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-YAML/README
/usr/share/licenses/perl-YAML
/usr/share/licenses/perl-YAML/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Any.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Dumper.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Dumper::Base.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Error.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Loader.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Loader::Base.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Marshall.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Node.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Tag.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/YAML::Types.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Any.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Any.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Dumper
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Dumper.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Dumper.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Dumper/Base.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Dumper/Base.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Error.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Error.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Loader
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Loader.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Loader.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Loader/Base.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Loader/Base.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Marshall.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Marshall.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Mo.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Node.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Node.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Tag.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Tag.pod
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Types.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/YAML/Types.pod

References

perl-YAML website

Summary

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