How To Install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-ref in Fedora 36. rubygem-ref is Library that implements weak, soft, and strong references in Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36.

What is rubygem-ref

Library that implements weak, soft, and strong references in Ruby that work across multiple runtimes (MRI,Jruby and Rubinius). Also includes implementation of maps/hashes that use references and a reference queue.

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-ref.

Install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-ref using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-ref

Install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-ref using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-ref

How To Uninstall rubygem-ref on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-ref

rubygem-ref Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/MIT_LICENSE
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/abstract_reference_key_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/abstract_reference_value_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/reference.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/reference_queue.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/soft_key_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/soft_reference.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/soft_value_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/strong_reference.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_key_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_reference
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_reference.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_reference/pure_ruby.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_reference/weak_ref.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/ref-2.0.0/lib/ref/weak_value_map.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/ref-2.0.0.gemspec

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-ref on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).