How To Install rubygem-redis on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-redis on CentOS 7. rubygem-redis is A Ruby client library for Redis

Introduction

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

What is rubygem-redis

A Ruby client that tries to match Redis’ API one-to-one, while still providing an idiomatic interface. It features thread-safety, client-side sharding, pipelining, and an obsession for performance.

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

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-redis

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-redis

How To Uninstall rubygem-redis on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-redis

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Summary

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