How To Install perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7. perl-Digest-MD4 is Perl interface to the MD4 Algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7.

What is perl-Digest-MD4

The Digest Inc. MD4 Message Digest algorithm from within Perl programs. The algorithm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces as output a 128-bit “fingerprint” or “message digest” of the input.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Digest-MD4.

Install perl-Digest-MD4 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-Digest-MD4 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Digest-MD4

Install perl-Digest-MD4 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-Digest-MD4 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Digest-MD4

How To Uninstall perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-Digest-MD4 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Digest-MD4

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Digest-MD4 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.