How To Install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure on CentOS 7. perl-Bytes-Random-Secure is Perl extension to generate cryptographically-secure random bytes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Bytes-Random-Secure

Bytes crypto-quality random bytes. The simple interface is built around plain functions. For greater control over the Random Number Generator’s seeding, there is an Object Oriented interface that provides much more flexibility.

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

Install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure 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-Bytes-Random-Secure using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure

Install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure 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-Bytes-Random-Secure using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure

How To Uninstall perl-Bytes-Random-Secure on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Bytes-Random-Secure package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Bytes-Random-Secure

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Bytes-Random-Secure on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.