How To Install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8.
What is rubygem-highline
A high-level IO library that provides validation, type conversion, and more for command-line interfaces. HighLine also includes a complete menu system that can crank out anything from simple list selection to complete shells with just minutes of work.
We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-highline.
Install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-highline using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rubygem-highline
Install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-highline using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rubygem-highline
How To Uninstall rubygem-highline on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the rubygem-highline package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rubygem-highline
rubygem-highline Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/COPYING
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/color_scheme.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/compatibility.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/import.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/menu.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/question.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/simulate.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/string_extensions.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/style.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/system_extensions.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/highline-1.7.8/lib/highline/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/highline-1.7.8.gemspec
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-highline on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.