How To Install rubygem-puppetserver-ca on CentOS 8

rubygem-puppetserver-ca is A simple CLI tool for interacting with Puppet Server’s Certificate Authority

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-puppetserver-ca on CentOS 8.

What is rubygem-puppetserver-ca

A simple CLI tool for interacting with Puppet Server’s Certificate Authority.

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

Install rubygem-puppetserver-ca 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-puppetserver-ca using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-puppetserver-ca

Install rubygem-puppetserver-ca 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-puppetserver-ca using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-puppetserver-ca

How To Uninstall rubygem-puppetserver-ca on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-puppetserver-ca

rubygem-puppetserver-ca Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/puppetserver-ca
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/LICENSE
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/bin
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/bin/console
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/bin/setup
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/exe
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/exe/puppetserver-ca
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/clean.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/enable.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/generate.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/import.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/list.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/revoke.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/setup.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/action/sign.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/certificate_authority.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/cli.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/config
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/config/puppet.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/config/puppetserver.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/errors.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/host.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/local_certificate_authority.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/logger.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/stub.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils/cli_parsing.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils/config.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils/file_system.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils/http_client.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/utils/signing_digest.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0/lib/puppetserver/ca/x509_loader.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/puppetserver-ca-1.8.0.gemspec

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-puppetserver-ca on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.