How To Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8. perl-HTML-StripScripts is Strip scripting constructs out of HTML

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8.

What is perl-HTML-StripScripts

This module strips scripting constructs out of HTML, leaving as much non- scripting markup in place as possible. This allows web applications to display HTML originating from an untrusted source without introducing XSS (cross site scripting) vulnerabilities.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-HTML-StripScripts.

Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install perl-HTML-StripScripts

Install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8 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-HTML-StripScripts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-HTML-StripScripts

How To Uninstall perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the perl-HTML-StripScripts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-HTML-StripScripts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-HTML-StripScripts on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.