How To Install perl-Crypt-Random-Seed on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is perl-Crypt-Random-Seed

A simple mechanism to get strong randomness. The main purpose of this module is to provide a simple way to generate a seed for a PRNG such as Math generation, or as the seed for an upstream module such as Bytes are allowed, as well as a very simple method for plugging in a source.

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

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

sudo yum -y install perl-Crypt-Random-Seed

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-Crypt-Random-Seed

How To Uninstall perl-Crypt-Random-Seed on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-Crypt-Random-Seed

References

• perl-Crypt-Random-Seed website

Summary

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