How To Install msoffcrypto-tool on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install msoffcrypto-tool in Fedora 36. msoffcrypto-tool is Python tool for decrypting MS Office files with passwords or other keys

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msoffcrypto-tool on Fedora 36.

What is `msoffcrypto-tool`

The msoffcrypto-tool (formerly ms-offcrypto-tool) is a Python tool and library for decrypting encrypted Microsoft Office files with password, intermediate key, or private key which generated its escrow key.

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

Install msoffcrypto-tool 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 msoffcrypto-tool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install msoffcrypto-tool

Install msoffcrypto-tool 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 msoffcrypto-tool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install msoffcrypto-tool

How To Uninstall msoffcrypto-tool on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the msoffcrypto-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove msoffcrypto-tool

msoffcrypto-tool Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/msoffcrypto-tool
/usr/share/doc/msoffcrypto-tool
/usr/share/doc/msoffcrypto-tool/README.md

References

msoffcrypto-tool website

Summary

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