How To Install rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7.
What is rubygem-ffi
Ruby-FFI is a ruby extension for programmatically loading dynamic libraries, binding functions within them, and calling those functions from Ruby code. Moreover, a Ruby-FFI extension works without changes on Ruby and JRuby. Discover why should you write your next extension using Ruby-FFI here[http
We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-ffi.
Install rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-ffi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rubygem-ffi
Install rubygem-ffi 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 rubygem-ffi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rubygem-ffi
How To Uninstall rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the rubygem-ffi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rubygem-ffi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-ffi on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
