How To Install libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-ruby in AlmaLinux 8. libselinux-ruby is SELinux ruby bindings for libselinux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libselinux-ruby

The libselinux-ruby package contains the ruby bindings for developing SELinux applications.

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

Install libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libselinux-ruby

Install libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libselinux-ruby

How To Uninstall libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libselinux-ruby package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libselinux-ruby

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-ruby on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.