How To Install rubygem-rake on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rake on CentOS 7. rubygem-rake is Ruby based make-like utility

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-rake

Rake is a Make-like program implemented in Ruby. Tasks and dependencies are specified in standard Ruby syntax.

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

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rake

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rake

How To Uninstall rubygem-rake on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rake

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Summary

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