How To Install rubygem-sqlite3 on CentOS 8

rubygem-sqlite3 is Allows Ruby scripts to interface with a SQLite3 database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-sqlite3 on CentOS 8.

What is rubygem-sqlite3

SQLite3/Ruby is a module to allow Ruby scripts to interface with a SQLite3 database.

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-sqlite3 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-sqlite3.

Install rubygem-sqlite3 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-sqlite3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-sqlite3

Install rubygem-sqlite3 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-sqlite3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-sqlite3

How To Uninstall rubygem-sqlite3 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the rubygem-sqlite3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-sqlite3

rubygem-sqlite3 Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/0b22f5a9af77bf41e34e81d2c7aaba82af9815
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/sqlite3-1.4.2
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/sqlite3-1.4.2/gem.build_complete
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/sqlite3-1.4.2/sqlite3
/usr/lib64/gems/ruby/sqlite3-1.4.2/sqlite3/sqlite3_native.so
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/LICENSE
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/constants.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/database.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/errors.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/pragmas.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/resultset.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/statement.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/translator.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/value.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/sqlite3-1.4.2/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/sqlite3-1.4.2.gemspec

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-sqlite3 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.