How To Install php-paragonie-random-compat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat in Fedora 36. php-paragonie-random-compat is PHP 5.x polyfill for random_bytes() and random_int() from PHP 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat on Fedora 36.

What is `php-paragonie-random-compat`

PHP 5.x polyfill for random_bytes() and random_int() from PHP 7. Autoloader

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

Install php-paragonie-random-compat 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 php-paragonie-random-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-paragonie-random-compat

Install php-paragonie-random-compat 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 php-paragonie-random-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-paragonie-random-compat

How To Uninstall php-paragonie-random-compat on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the php-paragonie-random-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-paragonie-random-compat

php-paragonie-random-compat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat
/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat/RATIONALE.md
/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat/README.md
/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat/SECURITY.md
/usr/share/doc/php-paragonie-random-compat/composer.json
/usr/share/licenses/php-paragonie-random-compat
/usr/share/licenses/php-paragonie-random-compat/LICENSE
/usr/share/php/random_compat
/usr/share/php/random_compat/autoload.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/byte_safe_strings.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/cast_to_int.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/error_polyfill.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_bytes_com_dotnet.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_bytes_dev_urandom.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_bytes_libsodium.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_bytes_libsodium_legacy.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_bytes_mcrypt.php
/usr/share/php/random_compat/random_int.php

References

php-paragonie-random-compat website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-paragonie-random-compat on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).