How To Install rubygem-rdiscount on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rdiscount on CentOS 7. rubygem-rdiscount is Converts documents in Markdown syntax to HTML

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-rdiscount

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

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rdiscount

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rdiscount

How To Uninstall rubygem-rdiscount on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rdiscount

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Summary

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