How To Install ruby-irb on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-irb on CentOS 7.
What is ruby-irb
The irb is acronym for Interactive Ruby. It evaluates ruby expression from the terminal.
We can use yum or dnf to install ruby-irb on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ruby-irb.
Install ruby-irb on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ruby-irb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ruby-irb
Install ruby-irb on CentOS 7 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-irb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ruby-irb
How To Uninstall ruby-irb on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ruby-irb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ruby-irb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-irb on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.