How To Install rubygem-macaddr on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-macaddr on CentOS 7. rubygem-macaddr is MAC Address Determination for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-macaddr on CentOS 7.

What is rubygem-macaddr

Cross platform mac address determination for Ruby.

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

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-macaddr

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-macaddr

How To Uninstall rubygem-macaddr on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-macaddr

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Summary

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