How To Install ruby-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libs on CentOS 7. ruby-libs is Libraries necessary to run Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libs on CentOS 7.

What is ruby-libs

This package includes the libruby, necessary to run Ruby. This package includes the libruby, necessary to run Ruby.

We can use yum or dnf to install ruby-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ruby-libs.

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

sudo yum -y install ruby-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install ruby-libs

How To Uninstall ruby-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ruby-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.