How To Install rubygem-rack-attack on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rack-attack on CentOS 7. rubygem-rack-attack is Block & throttle abusive requests

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-rack-attack

A rack middleware for throttling and blocking abusive requests.

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

Install rubygem-rack-attack 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-rack-attack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rack-attack

Install rubygem-rack-attack 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-rack-attack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rack-attack

How To Uninstall rubygem-rack-attack on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rack-attack

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Summary

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