How To Install perl-Crypt-ECB on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Crypt-ECB on CentOS 7. perl-Crypt-ECB is Encrypt Data using ECB Mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Crypt-ECB on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Crypt-ECB

This module is a Perl-only implementation of the ECB mode. In combination with a block cipher such as DES, IDEA or Blowfish, you can encrypt and decrypt messages of arbitrarily long length. Though for security reasons other modes than ECB such as CBC should be preferred. See textbooks on cryptography if you want to know why.

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

Install perl-Crypt-ECB 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-Crypt-ECB using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Crypt-ECB

Install perl-Crypt-ECB 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-Crypt-ECB using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Crypt-ECB

How To Uninstall perl-Crypt-ECB on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Crypt-ECB

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Summary

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