How to Install and Uninstall perl.src Package on Oracle Linux 9

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "perl.src" package

This is a short guide on how to install perl.src on Oracle Linux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                perl.src
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "perl.src" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall perl.src on Oracle Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the perl.src package on Oracle Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : perl
Epoch : 4
Version : 5.32.1
Release : 480.el9
Architecture : src
Size : 12 M
Source : None
Repository : ol9_appstream
Summary : Practical Extraction and Report Language
URL : https://www.perl.org/
License : GPL+ or Artistic
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.
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: This is a metapackage with all the Perl bits and core modules that can be
: found in the upstream tarball from perl.org.
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: If you need only a specific feature, you can install a specific package
: instead. E.g. to handle Perl scripts with /usr/bin/perl interpreter,
: install perl-interpreter package. See perl-interpreter description for more
: details on the Perl decomposition into packages.