How To Install perl-String-Random on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-String-Random on CentOS 7. perl-String-Random is Perl module to generate random strings based on a pattern

Introduction

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

What is perl-String-Random

This module makes it trivial to generate random strings.

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

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

sudo yum -y install perl-String-Random

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

sudo dnf -y install perl-String-Random

How To Uninstall perl-String-Random on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove perl-String-Random

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Summary

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