How To Install ruby on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible.
We can use yum or dnf to install ruby on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ruby.
Install 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 ruby using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ruby
Install 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 ruby using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ruby
How To Uninstall ruby on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ruby package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ruby
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.