How To Install rubygem-netrc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-netrc on CentOS 7. rubygem-netrc is Library to read and write netrc files

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-netrc

This library can read and update netrc files, preserving formatting including comments and whitespace.

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

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-netrc

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-netrc

How To Uninstall rubygem-netrc on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-netrc

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Summary

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