How To Install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Authen-Credential in Fedora 36. perl-Authen-Credential is Abstraction of a credential

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36.

What is `perl-Authen-Credential`

This module offers an abstraction of a credential, i.e. something that can be used to authenticate. It allows the creation and manipulation of credentials. In particular, it defines a standard string representation (so that credentials can be given to external programs as command line options), a standard structured representation (so that credentials can be stored in structured configuration files or using JSON) and “preparators” that can transform credentials into ready-to-use data for well known targets.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Authen-Credential.

Install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Authen-Credential using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Authen-Credential

Install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Authen-Credential using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Authen-Credential

How To Uninstall perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Authen-Credential

perl-Authen-Credential Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/perl-Authen-Credential
/usr/share/doc/perl-Authen-Credential/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Authen-Credential/README
/usr/share/man/man3/Authen::Credential.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Authen::Credential::none.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Authen::Credential::plain.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Authen::Credential::x509.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen/Credential
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen/Credential.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen/Credential/none.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen/Credential/plain.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Authen/Credential/x509.pm

References

perl-Authen-Credential website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Authen-Credential on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).