How To Install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8. python3-msoffcrypto is Python library for decrypting MS Office files with passwords or other keys

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8.

What is python3-msoffcrypto

The msoffcrypto-tool (formerly ms-offcrypto-tool) is a Python tool and library for decrypting encrypted Microsoft Office files with password, intermediate key, or private key which generated its escrow key.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-msoffcrypto.

Install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python3-msoffcrypto using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-msoffcrypto

Install python3-msoffcrypto 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 python3-msoffcrypto using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-msoffcrypto

How To Uninstall python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the python3-msoffcrypto package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-msoffcrypto

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-msoffcrypto on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.