How To Install rakudo on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rakudo on Rocky Linux 8. rakudo is Perl 6 compiler implementation that runs on MoarVM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rakudo on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `rakudo`

Rakudo Perl 6, or just Rakudo, is an implementation of the Perl 6 language specification. More information about Perl 6 is available from <http MoarVM virtual machine.

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

Install rakudo 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 rakudo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rakudo

Install rakudo 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 rakudo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rakudo

How To Uninstall rakudo on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rakudo package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rakudo

rakudo Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/perl6
/usr/bin/perl6-debug
/usr/bin/perl6-debug-m
/usr/bin/perl6-gdb-m
/usr/bin/perl6-lldb-m
/usr/bin/perl6-m
/usr/bin/perl6-valgrind-m
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1a
/usr/lib/.build-id/1a/8960947b39b52682f26b3fa54ab7d06b4f1d8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/67
/usr/lib/.build-id/67/e65b210adb1c2622a3f29182085da4edf022d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/e6af8f458c859b594582db87d23fcf5ea0b8bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/09d300c1f97dc79e945f9e26d33989c46fc398
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/be5ef209369a78fd5d7635ec7de50a6e10e5a0
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.perl6
/usr/lib64/perl6
/usr/lib64/perl6/bin
/usr/lib64/perl6/bin/mod_inst.pl
/usr/lib64/perl6/core
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/bin
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/dist
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/dist/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/.lock
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/09
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/09/09AD0895983003F8BD0D4FB6C3B0212C822A7FE8
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/09/09AD0895983003F8BD0D4FB6C3B0212C822A7FE8.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/1C
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/1C/1C08282E0E9C9AD04D60AE924EF6A2DD50636161
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/1C/1C08282E0E9C9AD04D60AE924EF6A2DD50636161.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/2D
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/2D/2D4A7CA10695CD2B374573413D261A660E282E2A
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/2D/2D4A7CA10695CD2B374573413D261A660E282E2A.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/50
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/50/50080754BA481DEC619CEB2A3439D233AA3FB264
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/50/50080754BA481DEC619CEB2A3439D233AA3FB264.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/64
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/64/640513B7D1E5E2EDE6D794F332FBDA16ED5D608C
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/64/640513B7D1E5E2EDE6D794F332FBDA16ED5D608C.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/70
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/70/70EBDA25F44EBFF8734F739F5779D64914083409
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/70/70EBDA25F44EBFF8734F739F5779D64914083409.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/86
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/86/8660F65A7B3492675BB3B2058DB30E411A4C4E54
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/86/8660F65A7B3492675BB3B2058DB30E411A4C4E54.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/94
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/94/947BDAB9F96E0E5FCCB383124F923A6BF6F8D76B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/94/947BDAB9F96E0E5FCCB383124F923A6BF6F8D76B.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/B9
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/B9/B907C3D79B0C46CD90969C6854540B32202541FE
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/B9/B907C3D79B0C46CD90969C6854540B32202541FE.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/D4
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/D4/D47B7F04B51CBB19CDF1E266B32AF87ACAE3A08B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/D4/D47B7F04B51CBB19CDF1E266B32AF87ACAE3A08B.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/DD
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/DD/DD6202A4D369F12EC0DFC94D32293844F97E99E6
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/DD/DD6202A4D369F12EC0DFC94D32293844F97E99E6.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/E5
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/E5/E564ED492C22010CEF050F4409FDD7853321823B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/precomp/045D00477395383BD8B1805CF823D5A5B479B2C2/E5/E564ED492C22010CEF050F4409FDD7853321823B.repo-id
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/repo.lock
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/resources
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/0D7FDBBC72083980348BED148BF46BD198D51DE8
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/0D7FDBBC72083980348BED148BF46BD198D51DE8/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/2216470A6AACB2EDEC4887E9EADEC834847AFC5D
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/2216470A6AACB2EDEC4887E9EADEC834847AFC5D/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/33A52796DB3EBB40BEF94B7696A1B0AB7A29B5C5
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/33A52796DB3EBB40BEF94B7696A1B0AB7A29B5C5/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/4572C95D8CF876588C349264F7E943A1F258045B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/4572C95D8CF876588C349264F7E943A1F258045B/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/5C64D4D594EFA6C5343DC4B7A7F5FE423DAB3B23
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/5C64D4D594EFA6C5343DC4B7A7F5FE423DAB3B23/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/640AB2BAE07BEDC4C163F679A746F7AB7FB5D1FA
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/640AB2BAE07BEDC4C163F679A746F7AB7FB5D1FA/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6B7A1AECF02807F30DDAD99C02C34440CA036AF6
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6B7A1AECF02807F30DDAD99C02C34440CA036AF6/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6D917C2DF32BB3F8FB6B5F8E529BB779C3DCA6F7
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6D917C2DF32BB3F8FB6B5F8E529BB779C3DCA6F7/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6DD4FE806EB6AA488B589ABD5DAAA57F324F6077
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/6DD4FE806EB6AA488B589ABD5DAAA57F324F6077/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/A7BEDED1F1E6D7B79807BF5661696F687C21E51F
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/A7BEDED1F1E6D7B79807BF5661696F687C21E51F/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/B1B49A477F5975E36B2CEB81543FA9C3CAB302CA
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/B1B49A477F5975E36B2CEB81543FA9C3CAB302CA/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/B879776A8AE66092E34488CFD4956F8700BDB9DD
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/B879776A8AE66092E34488CFD4956F8700BDB9DD/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/F6FD7A4346B3BB0E3124991926D729836808DA54
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/short/F6FD7A4346B3BB0E3124991926D729836808DA54/E14CAA5C7DE5B1A1BAC1ED1155377A9AF4962C18
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/09AD0895983003F8BD0D4FB6C3B0212C822A7FE8
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/1C08282E0E9C9AD04D60AE924EF6A2DD50636161
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/2D4A7CA10695CD2B374573413D261A660E282E2A
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/50080754BA481DEC619CEB2A3439D233AA3FB264
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/640513B7D1E5E2EDE6D794F332FBDA16ED5D608C
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/70EBDA25F44EBFF8734F739F5779D64914083409
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/8660F65A7B3492675BB3B2058DB30E411A4C4E54
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/947BDAB9F96E0E5FCCB383124F923A6BF6F8D76B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/B907C3D79B0C46CD90969C6854540B32202541FE
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/D47B7F04B51CBB19CDF1E266B32AF87ACAE3A08B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/DD6202A4D369F12EC0DFC94D32293844F97E99E6
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/sources/E564ED492C22010CEF050F4409FDD7853321823B
/usr/lib64/perl6/core/version
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Actions.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/BOOTSTRAP.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Compiler.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Grammar.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Metamodel.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/ModuleLoader.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Ops.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Optimizer.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/Pod.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/lib/Perl6/World.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/CORE.d.setting.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/CORE.e.setting.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/CORE.setting.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/RESTRICTED.setting.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/dynext
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/dynext/libperl6_ops_moar.so
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/perl6-debug.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/runtime/perl6.moarvm
/usr/lib64/perl6/site
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/bin
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/dist
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/precomp
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/resources
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/short
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/sources
/usr/lib64/perl6/site/version
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/bin
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/dist
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/precomp
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/resources
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/short
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/sources
/usr/lib64/perl6/vendor/version
/usr/share/applications/2015-perl6-course-pdf.desktop
/usr/share/applications/intro_link.desktop
/usr/share/applications/intro_pdf.desktop
/usr/share/applications/perl6_doc_link.desktop
/usr/share/applications/usr_bin_perl6.desktop
/usr/share/doc/rakudo
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/2015-spw-perl6-course.pdf
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/README.md
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/cheatsheet.txt
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/module_management.md
/usr/share/doc/rakudo/perl6intro.pdf
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/browser_world.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/pdf_doc.png
/usr/share/licenses/rakudo
/usr/share/licenses/rakudo/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/perl6-m.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/perl6.1.gz

References

rakudo website

Summary

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