How To Install ruby-devel on CentOS 8

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

Introduction

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

What is ruby-devel

Header files and libraries for building an extension library for the Ruby or an application embedding Ruby. 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 CentOS 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 CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ruby-devel

Install ruby-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install ruby-devel

How To Uninstall ruby-devel on CentOS 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 CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.