How To Install rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8. rubygem-openssl is OpenSSL provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8.

What is rubygem-openssl

OpenSSL provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography. It wraps the OpenSSL library. OpenSSL provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography. It wraps the OpenSSL library.

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

Install rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-openssl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-openssl

Install rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8 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-openssl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-openssl

How To Uninstall rubygem-openssl on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-openssl

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Summary

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