How To Install rubygem-rubygems-mirror on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rubygems-mirror in Fedora 36. rubygem-rubygems-mirror is This is an update to the old gem mirror command

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-rubygems-mirror

This is an update to the old gem mirror command. It uses net/http/persistent and threads to grab the mirror set a little faster than the original. Eventually it will replace gem mirror completely. Right now the API is not completely stable (it will change several times before release), however, I will maintain stability in master.

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

Install rubygem-rubygems-mirror 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-rubygems-mirror using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rubygems-mirror

Install rubygem-rubygems-mirror 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-rubygems-mirror using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rubygems-mirror

How To Uninstall rubygem-rubygems-mirror on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rubygems-mirror

rubygem-rubygems-mirror Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/README.rdoc
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror/command.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror/fetcher.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror/pool.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror/test_setup.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems/mirror/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0/lib/rubygems_plugin.rb
/usr/share/gems/plugins/rubygems-mirror_plugin.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/rubygems-mirror-1.3.0.gemspec

References

Summary

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