How To Install rubygem-json on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-json on Rocky Linux 8. rubygem-json is This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C

Introduction

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

What is `rubygem-json`

This is a implementation of the JSON specification according to RFC 4627. You can think of it as a low fat alternative to XML, if you want to store data to disk or transmit it over a network rather than use a verbose markup language.

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

Install rubygem-json 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-json using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-json

Install rubygem-json 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-json using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-json

How To Uninstall rubygem-json on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-json

rubygem-json Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/17
/usr/lib/.build-id/17/e8e0f0c4251bb5d771b1f6b570d95f36fc9575
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/33ed3737a6354256427874899d9dc585c9c5d4
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/generator.so
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/parser.so
/usr/lib/ruby/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/complex.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/core.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date_time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/exception.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/ostruct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/range.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/rational.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/regexp.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/struct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/symbol.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/common.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/ext.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/generic_object.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/json-2.1.0.gemspec
/usr/share/ruby/json
/usr/share/ruby/json.rb
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/8dbc5a8cb12b0791ad6e36cb57183ad87bf625
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/63cb43817e83722d092d51e776b7e0e333ca71
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/generator.so
/usr/lib/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/parser.so
/usr/lib/ruby/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/complex.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/core.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date_time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/exception.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/ostruct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/range.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/rational.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/regexp.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/struct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/symbol.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/common.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/ext.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/generic_object.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/json-2.1.0.gemspec
/usr/share/ruby/json
/usr/share/ruby/json.rb
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/559b650d95013c3a3cd4e3d1f6af60fefaa284
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/6a7a4547af70a2cad8c391733f9a9ba6d82c9f
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/generator.so
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/parser.so
/usr/lib64/ruby/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/complex.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/core.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date_time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/exception.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/ostruct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/range.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/rational.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/regexp.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/struct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/symbol.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/common.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/ext.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/generic_object.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/json-2.1.0.gemspec
/usr/share/ruby/json
/usr/share/ruby/json.rb
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/1d3a7668361965fda8061a22cd6438b8ace6ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/609511c0fb23a00adfa6feb8eb343e7b942600
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/generator.so
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/json-2.1.0/json/ext/parser.so
/usr/lib64/ruby/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/bigdecimal.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/complex.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/core.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/date_time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/exception.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/ostruct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/range.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/rational.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/regexp.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/struct.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/symbol.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/add/time.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/common.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/ext.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/generic_object.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/json-2.1.0/lib/json/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/json-2.1.0.gemspec
/usr/share/ruby/json
/usr/share/ruby/json.rb

References

rubygem-json website

Summary

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