How to Install and Uninstall perl Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "perl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install perl on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "perl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall perl on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the perl package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package perl:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : perl
Version : 5.38.2-2.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 49.5 MiB
Installed : Yes (automatically)
Status : up-to-date
Source package : perl-5.38.2-2.1.src
Upstream URL : https://www.perl.org/
Summary : The Perl interpreter
Description :
perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language
Perl is optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting
information from those text files, and printing reports based on that
information. It is also good for many system management tasks. Perl is
intended to be practical (easy to use, efficient, and complete) rather
than beautiful (tiny, elegant, and minimal).
Some of the modules available on CPAN can be found in the "perl"
series.