How To Install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8. rubygem-git is Ruby/Git is a Ruby library that can be used to create, read and manipulate Git repositories by wrapping system calls to the git binary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rubygem-git

Ruby/Git is a Ruby library that can be used to create, read and manipulate Git repositories by wrapping system calls to the git binary.

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-git.

Install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-git using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-git

Install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-git

How To Uninstall rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rubygem-git package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-git

rubygem-git Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/LICENSE
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/MAINTAINERS.md
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/author.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/base
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/base.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/base/factory.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/branch.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/branches.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/config.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/diff.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/index.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/lib.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/log.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/object.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/path.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/remote.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/repository.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/stash.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/stashes.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/status.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/git-1.5.0/lib/git/working_directory.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/git-1.5.0.gemspec

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-git on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.