How To Install rubygem-hpricot on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-hpricot in AlmaLinux 8. rubygem-hpricot is A Fast, Enjoyable HTML Parser for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-hpricot on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rubygem-hpricot

Hpricot is a very flexible HTML parser, based on Tanaka Akira’s HTree and John Resig’s JQuery, but with the scanner recoded in C (using Ragel for scanning.)

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

Install rubygem-hpricot 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 rubygem-hpricot using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-hpricot

Install rubygem-hpricot 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 rubygem-hpricot using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-hpricot

How To Uninstall rubygem-hpricot on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rubygem-hpricot package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-hpricot

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Summary

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