How To Install rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygems.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. rubygems.noarch is The Ruby standard for packaging ruby libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `rubygems.noarch`

RubyGems is the Ruby standard for publishing and managing third party libraries.

We can use yum to install rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygems.noarch.

Install rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rubygems.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygems.noarch

How To Uninstall rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the rubygems.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove rubygems.noarch

rubygems.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/gem
/usr/lib/gems
/usr/lib/gems/ruby
/usr/lib64/gems
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby
/usr/share/gems
/usr/share/gems/build_info
/usr/share/gems/cache
/usr/share/gems/doc
/usr/share/gems/gems
/usr/share/gems/specifications
/usr/share/gems/specifications/default
/usr/share/rubygems
/usr/share/rubygems/rbconfig
/usr/share/rubygems/rbconfig/datadir.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/available_set.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/command_manager.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/build_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/cert_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/check_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/cleanup_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/contents_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/dependency_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/environment_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/fetch_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/generate_index_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/help_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/lock_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/mirror_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/outdated_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/owner_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/pristine_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/push_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/query_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/rdoc_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/search_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/server_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/setup_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/sources_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/specification_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/stale_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/uninstall_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/unpack_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/update_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/which_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/commands/yank_command.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/compatibility.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/config_file.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/core_ext
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_gem.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/defaults
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/defaults.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/dependency.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/dependency_list.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/dependency_resolver.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/deprecate.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/doctor.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/errors.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/exceptions.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext/builder.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext/cmake_builder.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext/configure_builder.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext/ext_conf_builder.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ext/rake_builder.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/gem_runner.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/gemcutter_utilities.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/indexer.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/install_message.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/install_update_options.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/installer.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/installer_test_case.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/local_remote_options.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/mock_gem_ui.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/name_tuple.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/digest_io.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/old.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_header.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_reader
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_reader.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_reader/entry.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_test_case.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package/tar_writer.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/package_task.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/path_support.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/platform.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/psych_additions.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/psych_tree.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/rdoc.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/request_set.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/requirement.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/safe_yaml.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security/policies.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security/policy.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security/signer.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/security/trust_dir.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/server.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/source.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/source_list.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/source_local.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/source_specific_file.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/specification.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ssl_certs
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/ssl_certs/ca-bundle.pem
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/syck_hack.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/test_case.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/test_utilities.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/text.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/uninstaller.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/user_interaction.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/validator.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/version.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/rubygems/version_option.rb
/usr/share/rubygems/ubygems.rb

References

rubygems.noarch website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygems.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.