How to Install and Uninstall perl.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "perl.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install perl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                perl.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "perl.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall perl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                perl.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : perl
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 4
Version : 5.16.3
Release : 299.amzn2.0.1
Size : 22 M
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : Practical Extraction and Report Language
URL : http://www.perl.org/
License : (GPL+ or Artistic) and (GPLv2+ or Artistic) and Copyright Only and
: MIT and Public Domain and UCD
Description : Perl is a high-level programming language with roots in C, sed,
: awk and shell scripting. Perl is good at handling processes and
: files, and is especially good at handling text. Perl's hallmarks
: are practicality and efficiency. While it is used to do a lot of
: different things, Perl's most common applications are system
: administration utilities and web programming. A large proportion
: of the CGI scripts on the web are written in Perl. You need the
: perl package installed on your system so that your system can
: handle Perl scripts.
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: Install this package if you want to program in Perl or enable your
: system to handle Perl scripts.