How To Install rubygem-rb-inotify on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rb-inotify on Rocky Linux 8. rubygem-rb-inotify is A Ruby wrapper for Linux inotify, using FFI

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-rb-inotify

A Ruby wrapper for Linux inotify, using FFI.

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

Install rubygem-rb-inotify 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-rb-inotify using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rb-inotify

Install rubygem-rb-inotify 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-rb-inotify using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rb-inotify

How To Uninstall rubygem-rb-inotify on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rb-inotify

rubygem-rb-inotify Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/errors.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/event.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/native
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/native.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/native/flags.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/notifier.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rb-inotify-0.10.0/lib/rb-inotify/watcher.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/rb-inotify-0.10.0.gemspec

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Summary

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