How To Install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7. perl-Apache-Htpasswd is Manage Unix crypt-style password file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Apache-Htpasswd

This module comes with a set of methods to use with htaccess password files. These files (and htaccess) are used to do Basic Authentication on a web server. The passwords file is a flat-file with login name and their associated encrypted password. You can use this for non-Apache files if you wish, but it was written specifically for .htaccess style files.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Apache-Htpasswd.

Install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Apache-Htpasswd

Install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Apache-Htpasswd

How To Uninstall perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Apache-Htpasswd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Apache-Htpasswd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.