How To Install rubygem-rdoc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rdoc in AlmaLinux 8. rubygem-rdoc is A tool to generate HTML and command-line documentation for Ruby projects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-rdoc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rubygem-rdoc

RDoc produces HTML and command-line documentation for Ruby projects. RDoc includes the ‘rdoc’ and ‘ri’ tools for generating and displaying online documentation.

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

Install rubygem-rdoc on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-rdoc

Install rubygem-rdoc on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-rdoc

How To Uninstall rubygem-rdoc on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-rdoc

References

Summary

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