How To Install perl-HTML-Defang on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-Defang in Fedora 36. perl-HTML-Defang is Cleans HTML and CSS of executable contents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-Defang on Fedora 36.

What is `perl-HTML-Defang`

This module accepts an input HTML and/or CSS string and removes any executable code including scripting, embedded objects, applets, etc., and neutralizes any XSS attacks. A white-list based approach is used which means only HTML known to be safe is allowed through.

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

Install perl-HTML-Defang 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-HTML-Defang using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-HTML-Defang

Install perl-HTML-Defang 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-HTML-Defang using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-HTML-Defang

How To Uninstall perl-HTML-Defang on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove perl-HTML-Defang

perl-HTML-Defang Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

perl-HTML-Defang website

Summary

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