How To Install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MIME-Base64 in AlmaLinux 8. perl-MIME-Base64 is Encoding and decoding of Base64 and quoted-printable strings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is perl-MIME-Base64

This package contains a Base64 encoder/decoder and a quoted-printable encoder/decoder. These encoding methods are specified in RFC 2045 - MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-MIME-Base64.

Install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-MIME-Base64 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-MIME-Base64

Install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-MIME-Base64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-MIME-Base64

How To Uninstall perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the perl-MIME-Base64 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-MIME-Base64

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-MIME-Base64 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.