How To Install perl-MD5 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MD5 in Fedora 36. perl-MD5 is Perl interface to the MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MD5 on Fedora 36.

What is `perl-MD5`

This module (MD5.pm) is just a thin wrapper around the Digest module. It is provided so that legacy code that rely on the old interface continue to work with the speed benefit of the new module.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-MD5 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-MD5.

Install perl-MD5 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-MD5 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-MD5

Install perl-MD5 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-MD5 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-MD5

How To Uninstall perl-MD5 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the perl-MD5 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-MD5

perl-MD5 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/perl-MD5
/usr/share/doc/perl-MD5/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-MD5/README
/usr/share/man/man3/MD5.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/MD5.pm

References

perl-MD5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MD5 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).