How To Install ruby-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-devel in AlmaLinux 8. ruby-devel is A Ruby development environment

Introduction

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

What is ruby-devel

Header files and libraries for building an extension library for the Ruby or an application embedding Ruby.

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

Install ruby-devel 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-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ruby-devel

Install ruby-devel 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-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ruby-devel

How To Uninstall ruby-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ruby-devel

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Summary

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