How To Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8. perl-HTML-StripScripts is Strip scripting constructs out of HTML

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8.

What is perl-HTML-StripScripts

This module strips scripting constructs out of HTML, leaving as much non- scripting markup in place as possible. This allows web applications to display HTML originating from an untrusted source without introducing XSS (cross site scripting) vulnerabilities.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-HTML-StripScripts.

Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-HTML-StripScripts

Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install perl-HTML-StripScripts

How To Uninstall perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the perl-HTML-StripScripts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-HTML-StripScripts

perl-HTML-StripScripts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-HTML-StripScripts
/usr/share/doc/perl-HTML-StripScripts/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-HTML-StripScripts/README
/usr/share/man/man3/HTML::StripScripts.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/HTML
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/HTML/StripScripts.pm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.